evolutionary biology

noun

A subfield of biology concerned with the origin and descent of species and as their evolution, multiplication and diversity over time.

Meanings

nounevolutionary biology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableevolutionary theoryA subfield of biology concerned with the origin and descent of species and as their evolution, multiplication and diversity over time.

Translations

Arabic علم الأحياء التطوري
  • علم الأحياء التطوريsub-field of biology
Bengali বিবর্তনীয় জীববিজ্ঞান
  • বিবর্তনীয় জীববিজ্ঞান (bibortoniẏo jibbiggên)sub-field of biology
Bulgarian еволюционна биология
  • еволюционна биология (evoljucionna biologija)sub-field of biology
Catalan biologia evolutiva
  • biologia evolutivasub-field of biology
Chinese Mandarin 演化生物學 /演化生物学
  • 演化生物學 /演化生物学 (yǎnhuà shēngwùxué)sub-field of biology
Czech evoluční biologie
  • evoluční biologiesub-field of biology
Danish evolutionsbiologi
  • evolutionsbiologisub-field of biology
Dutch evolutiebiologie
  • evolutiebiologiesub-field of biology
Esperanto evolucia biologio
  • evolucia biologiosub-field of biology
Estonian evolutsioonibioloogia
  • evolutsioonibioloogiasub-field of biology
Finnish evoluutiobiologia
  • evoluutiobiologiasub-field of biology
French biologie de l’évolution, biologie évolutive
  • biologie de l’évolutionsub-field of biology
  • biologie évolutivesub-field of biology
German Evolutionsbiologie
  • Evolutionsbiologiesub-field of biology
Greek εξελικτική βιολογία
  • εξελικτική βιολογία (exeliktikí viología)sub-field of biology
Hindi क्रमविकासीय जीवविज्ञान
  • क्रमविकासीय जीवविज्ञान (kramvikāsīya jīvvijñān)sub-field of biology
Icelandic þróunarlíffræði
  • þróunarlíffræðisub-field of biology
Indonesian biologi evolusioner
  • biologi evolusionersub-field of biology
Irish bitheolaíocht éabhlóideach
  • bitheolaíocht éabhlóideachsub-field of biology
Italian biologia evolutiva, biologia dell'evoluzione
  • biologia evolutivasub-field of biology
  • biologia dell'evoluzionesub-field of biology
Japanese 進化生物学
  • 進化生物学 (shinkaseibutsugaku)sub-field of biology
Korean 진화생물학
  • 진화생물학 (jinhwasaengmulhak)sub-field of biology
Lithuanian evoliucinė biologija
  • evoliucinė biologijasub-field of biology
Norwegian Bokmål evolusjonsbiologi
  • evolusjonsbiologisub-field of biology
Polish biologia ewolucyjna
  • biologia ewolucyjnasub-field of biology
Portuguese biologia evolutiva, biologia evolucionária
  • biologia evolutivasub-field of biology
  • biologia evolucionáriasub-field of biology
Russian эволюцио́нная биоло́гия
  • эволюцио́нная биоло́гия (evoljuciónnaja biológija)sub-field of biology
Slovak evolučná biológia
  • evolučná biológiasub-field of biology
Spanish biología evolutiva
  • biología evolutivasub-field of biology
Swedish evolutionsbiologi
  • evolutionsbiologisub-field of biology
Turkish evrimsel biyoloji
  • evrimsel biyolojisub-field of biology
Ukrainian еволюційна біологія
  • еволюційна біологія (evoljucijna biolohija)sub-field of biology
Vietnamese sinh học tiến hoá
  • sinh học tiến hoásub-field of biology
Welsh bioleg esblygiadol
  • bioleg esblygiadolsub-field of biology
Cite this entry
APA

evolutionary biology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary%20biology

MLA

“evolutionary biology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary%20biology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evolutionary biology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary%20biology.

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