life history

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noun Biology.

the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
life cycle(def 1).

Origin of life history

First recorded in 1865–70

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Related Words for life history

biography, resume, CV, bio

Examples from the Web for life history

Historical Examples of life history

The paper was a contribution to the life-history of this minute insect.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884
Various
There may now be a certain sacramental character in the life-history.
The Task of Social Hygiene
Havelock Ellis
They had progressed, in the usual manner, from argument to life-history.
Pagan Passions
Gordon Randall Garrett
Such, then, is the brief outline of the life-history of one of Nature's water babies.
Chatterbox, 1906
Various
What she had been in the life-history of Sally and Jim they both knew.
Northern Lights
Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for life history

life history

noun

the series of changes undergone by an organism between fertilization of the egg and death
the series of events that make up a person's life

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