xenobiology

English

WOTD – 28 May 2007

Etymology

xeno- +‎ biology

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌzɛnəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/, /ˌziːnəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈziːnoʊbaɪˌɑːlədʒi/, /ˌzɛnoʊbaɪˈɑːlədʒi/
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Noun

xenobiology (uncountable)

The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms
The biology of life forms with non-standard biochemistry or codes.

Synonyms

(biology of extraterrestrials): astrobiology, exobiology

Translations

speculative biology of extraterrestrial life

Chinese:
Mandarin: 宇宙生物学 (zh), 外空生物学, 异源生物学
Estonian: ksenobioloogia
Finnish: ksenobiologia

French: xénobiologie f
German: Xenobiologie f
Japanese: 宇宙生物学 (uchū seibutsugaku)
Khmer: ទេសជីវវិទ្យា (teih chiivoa vityie)

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