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Meaning of sociobiology | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Definitions

The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.

uncountable, usually

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Examples

“Sociobiology forms a unifying theory of the social interactions in the human and in the animal world. Its principle unifying human and animal societies is the maximisation of genetic fitness by the individual.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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