sociobiology
Syllables: so·ci·o·bi·o·lo·gy/ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/
sociobiology noun: the science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
Noun
sociobiology (usually uncountable, plural sociobiologies)
- The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
- Sociobiology forms a unifying theory of the social interactions in the human and in the animal world. Its principle unifying human and animal societies is the maximisation of genetic fitness by the individual.1999, Peter Koslowski, Sociobiology and Bioeconomics: The Theory of Evolution in Biological and Economic Theory, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 1
- Synonyms:
- biosociology
sociobiology meaning in Tagalog
sociobiology in Tagalog
- science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour
- ulnuhaynayan
Synonyms of sociobiology
Forms of sociobiology
| plural | sociobiologies |
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Origin of sociobiology
From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).
Words formed from sociobiology
Words that rhyme with sociobiology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about sociobiology
- What does sociobiology mean?
- Sociobiology means the science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
- What is sociobiology in Tagalog?
- Sociobiology in Tagalog is ulnuhaynayan. See Sociobiology meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is sociobiology?
- Sociobiology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sociobiology?
- Sociobiology is pronounced /ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sociobiology?
- The plural of sociobiology is sociobiologies.
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