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Xenobiology vs Exobiology - What's the difference?

xenobiology | exobiology | Synonyms |

Exobiology is a synonym of xenobiology.


As nouns the difference between xenobiology and exobiology

is that xenobiology is the speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms while exobiology is the branch of biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms.

xenobiology

English

(wikipedia xenobiology)

Noun

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  • The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms
  • The biology of life forms with non-standard biochemistry or codes.

    • Synonyms

    * (biology of extraterrestrials) astrobiology, exobiology

    exobiology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The branch of biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms.

    • Synonyms

    * astrobiology * xenobiology