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xenobiology

xenobiology

English

Noun

xenobiology ‎(uncountable)

The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms
The biology of life forms with non-standard biochemistry or codes.

Synonyms

(biology of extraterrestrials): astrobiology, exobiology

Translations

speculative biology of extraterrestrial life

Chinese:
Mandarin: 宇宙生物学 (zh), 外空生物学, 异源生物学
Estonian: ksenobioloogia
Finnish: ksenobiologia
French: xénobiologie f

German: Xenobiologie f
Japanese: 宇宙生物学 ‎(uchū seibutsugaku)
Khmer: ទេសជីវវិទ្យា ‎(teih chiivoa vityie)