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ASTROBIOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does astrobiology mean?
• ASTROBIOLOGY (noun)
The noun ASTROBIOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
Familiarity information: ASTROBIOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
astrobiology; exobiology; space biology
Hypernyms ("astrobiology" is a kind of...):
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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