"sociobiology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sociobiologies [plural]
Etymology: socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|socio|biology}} socio- + biology Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} sociobiology (usually uncountable, plural sociobiologies)
  1. The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals. Wikipedia link: E. O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Ecology, Evolutionary theory, Sociology Synonyms: biosociology Translations (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour): sosiobiologia (Finnish), Soziobiologie [feminine] (German), szociobiológia (Hungarian), socjobiologia [feminine] (Polish), biosocjologia [feminine] (Polish), sociobiologi [common-gender] (Swedish), ulnuhaynayan (Tagalog)

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