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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain go
the content of a particular field of knowledge

study, discipline, field, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, bailiwick go
a branch of knowledge

science, scientific discipline go
a particular branch of scientific knowledge

natural science go
the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

life science, bioscience go
any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

biology, biological science
the science that studies living organisms

noun.cognition

18 Subcategories

biogeography go
dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
botany, phytology go
the branch of biology that studies plants
cryobiology go
the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms
cytology go
the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
ecology, bionomics, environmental science go
the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
embryology go
the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
exobiology, space biology, astrobiology go
the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
forestry go
the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
genetics, genetic science go
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
microbiology go
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
molecular biology go
the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
morphology go
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
neurobiology go
the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system
paleobiology, palaeobiology go
a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
physiology go
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
radiobiology go
the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms
sociobiology go
the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history
zoology, zoological science go
the branch of biology that studies animals