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hydrobiology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English hydrobiology From hydro- + biology.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 水生生物學 /水生生物学 (shuǐshēng shēngwù xué) — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Estonian: hüdrobioloogia — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Finnish: hydrobiologia — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • French: hydrobiologie — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Greek: υδροβιολογία (ydroviología) — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Irish: hidri-bhitheolaíocht — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Khmer: វារីជីវសាស្ត្រ (vie rii chiivɔɔ saah) — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Polish: hydrobiologia — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Portuguese: hidrobiologia — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Russian: гидробиология (gidrobiologija) — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Swedish: hydrobiologi — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
  • Tagalog: danumhaynayan — study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
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