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ethnobiology

[ eth-noh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
/ 藢蓻胃 no蕣 ba瑟藞蓲l 蓹 d蕭i /
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noun Anthropology.
the scientific study of the way plants and animals are treated or used by different human cultures.
(no longer in technical use) the doctrine that cultural behavior is determined biologically.
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Origin of ethnobiology

ethno- + biology

OTHER WORDS FROM ethnobiology

eth路no路bi路o路log路i路cal [eth-noh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /藢蓻胃 no蕣藢ba瑟 蓹藞l蓲d蕭 瑟 k蓹l/, adjectiveeth路no路bi路ol路o路gist, noun

Words nearby ethnobiology

ethnicity, ethnic minority, ethno-, ethnoarchaeology, ethnoastronomy, ethnobiology, ethnobotany, ethnocentric, ethnocentrism, ethnocracy, ethnog.
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British Dictionary definitions for ethnobiology

ethnobiology
/ (藢蓻胃n蓹蕣ba瑟藞蓲l蓹d蕭瑟) /
noun
the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
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