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noun
The branch of anthropology that studies the evolution and biology of human beings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: physical anthropology
Antonyms: none provided
History
Compound of biological + anthropology. Attested from the 19th century.
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