Definition of "biology" []

• The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology and all their subdivisions. (noun)
• The life processes or characteristic phenomena of a group or category of living organisms: the biology of viruses. (noun)
• The plant and animal life of a specific area or region. (noun)

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• "This led to a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of South Carolina in 1948 and a master's degree in microbiology from the University of Tennessee in 1949."
• "You have failed to show that nested hierarchy in biology is any different from any other nested hierarchy."
• "Knowledge gained in biology is being transferred to engineering."