Occupation or Discipline
marine biology
ma·rine bi·ol·o·gy [ muh-reen bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Hydrobiology;
Oceanography
Definitions related to marine biology:
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Branch of biology that deals with living organisms that inhabit the sea.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The study of organisms that live in the sea or in other bodies of water.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The study of the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of organisms which inhabit the OCEANS AND SEAS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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