hydrobiology

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noun

The study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water.

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Meanings

nounhydrobiology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water.

Origin

  1. Englishhydro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  3. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  4. New Latinbiologia
  5. Englishbiology
  6. Englishhydrobiology

From hydro- + biology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 水生生物學 /水生生物学
  • 水生生物學 /水生生物学 (shuǐshēng shēngwù xué)study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Estonian hüdrobioloogia
  • hüdrobioloogiastudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Finnish hydrobiologia
  • hydrobiologiastudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
French hydrobiologie
  • hydrobiologiestudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Greek υδροβιολογία
  • υδροβιολογία (ydroviología)study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Irish hidri-bhitheolaíocht
  • hidri-bhitheolaíochtstudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Polish hydrobiologia
  • hydrobiologiastudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Portuguese hidrobiologia
  • hidrobiologiastudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Russian гидробиология
  • гидробиология (gidrobiologija)study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Swedish hydrobiologi
  • hydrobiologistudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Tagalog danumhaynayan
  • danumhaynayanstudy of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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