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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

Equivalents

Deutsch Soziobiologie
Suomi sosiobiologia
Magyar szociobiológia
Polski biosocjologia socjobiologia
Português sociobiologia
Svenska sociobiologi
Tagalog ulnuhaynayan

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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See also

sociocentricity sociocentrism sociochemistry sociochronobiology sociocide sociocognition

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