ethnobiology

ethnobiology [eth-noh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] Word Origin noun Anthropology.

1. the scientific study of the way plants and animals are treated or used by different human cultures.
2. (no longer in technical use) the doctrine that cultural behavior is determined biologically.

Origin of ethnobiology ethno- + biology Related formseth·no·bi·o·log·i·cal [eth-noh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌɛθ noʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveeth·no·bi·ol·o·gist, noun British Dictionary definitions for ethnobiology ethnobiology noun

1. the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies