noun
Meaning 1
A biologist whose speciality is sociobiology
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: biosociologist
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sociobiologist
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noun
Meaning 2
a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: biologist, life scientist
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekw- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *sokwéh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokwh2ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokwyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- English biologist English sociobiologist From socio- + biologist.