Xenology

//zəˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of alien life. uncountable
  2. 2
    Homology from horizontal gene transfer. uncountable

Synonyms

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anthropologyexobiology

Etymology

From xeno- + -logy. Coined prior to 1974 and later popularized by Robert Freitas.

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