biology
noun
the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior.
biologies
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pluralof biology.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“I can imagine biologies that are much different; I can imagine minds that are much different,” Frank says.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Many animals in Aesop’s stories align with the biologies of their flesh-and-blood counterparts.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 30, 2021
The painter/sculptor/installation artist — perennially interested in biologies and ecologies — is now using augmented reality to imagine what our myths might look like if certain flora and certain fauna had co-evolved.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2019
Interestingly, such an approach would have been of little surprise to a group of largely forgotten 20th-century physicians who vehemently argued that breast cancers had distinctive biologies and therefore needed different treatments.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2018
The goal is to keep well people well, heading off problems that might be lurking in our individual biologies, and to identify targeted treatments when we get sick.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2015
