ethnobiology
[ eth-noh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌɛθ noʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /
noun Anthropology.
the scientific study of the way plants and animals are treated or used by different human cultures.
(no longer in technical use) the doctrine that cultural behavior is determined biologically.
OTHER WORDS FROM ethnobiology
eth·no·bi·o·log·i·cal [eth-noh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌɛθ noʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective eth·no·bi·ol·o·gist, nounWords nearby ethnobiology
ethnical,
ethnicity,
ethno-,
ethnoarchaeology,
ethnoastronomy,
ethnobiology,
ethnobotany,
ethnocentrism,
ethnog.,
ethnogeny,
ethnogeography
British Dictionary definitions for ethnobiology
ethnobiology
/ (ˌɛθnəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies