"exobiology" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-exobiology.wav [US] Forms: exobiologies [plural]
Etymology: From exo- + biology, coined by American molecular biologist (1925 - 2008) Joshua Lederberg. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|exo|biology}} exo- + biology, {{coin|en|Q218823|nocap=1}} coined by American molecular biologist (1925 - 2008) Joshua Lederberg Head templates: {{en-noun|-|exobiologies}} exobiology (usually uncountable, plural exobiologies)
  1. (biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Astrobiology, Biology, Science fiction Synonyms: xenobiology Translations (biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms): exobiologia [feminine] (Catalan), 天體生物學 (Chinese Mandarin), 天体生物学 (Chinese Mandarin), 外空生物学 (Chinese Mandarin), 太空生物学 (Chinese Mandarin), exobiologie [feminine] (Dutch), eksobiologia (Finnish), exobiologie [feminine] (French), Exobiologie [feminine] (German), exobiológia (Hungarian), eisibhitheolaíocht [feminine] (Irish), ពហិជីវវិទ្យា (pea’he’ chiivoa vityie) (Khmer), egzobiologija [feminine] (Lithuanian), astrobiologia [feminine] (Polish), egzobiologia [feminine] (Polish), exobiologia [feminine] (Portuguese), exobiologie (Romanian), экзобиоло́гия (ekzobiológija) [feminine] (Russian)

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