geobiology

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noun

The interdisciplinary study of the interactions between the Earth's biosphere and the lithosphere, which incorporates both geology and biology.

Similar
biogeology
OriginEnglish biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

noungeobiology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe interdisciplinary study of the interactions between the Earth's biosphere and the lithosphere, which incorporates both geology and biology.

    Synonyms: biogeology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe interdisciplinary study of the interactions between the Earth's biosphere and the lithosphere, which incorporates both geology and biology.

Similar
biogeology
Also see
biogeology

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  7. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. New Latinbiologia
  13. Englishbiology
  14. Englishgeobiology

From geo- + biology.

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Translations

Finnish geobiologia
  • geobiologiafield of scientific study
German Geobiologie
  • Geobiologiefield of scientific study
Italian geobiologia
  • geobiologiafield of scientific study

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

biogeology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“geobiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geobiology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geobiology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geobiology.

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