xenology

English

Etymology

From xeno- +‎ -logy. Coined prior to 1974 and later popularized by Robert Freitas.[1]

Noun

xenology (uncountable)

  1. (science fiction) The study of alien life.
    Synonym: exobiology Hypernym: astrobiology
  2. (genetics) Homology from horizontal gene transfer.

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References

  1. ^ Graham Templeton (10 May 2017) “THIS SCIENTIST WROTE THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ALIEN WEAPONS, MUSIC, AND SEX”, in Inverse, retrieved 19 March 2022
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