English Explanatory Dictionary

protobiology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The early study of biology, before it became a rigorous established discipline.
  2. The study of very small biological structures, such as ultraviruses and bacteriophages

Word forms

protobiology

Etymology

From proto- + biology.

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