xenology

English

Etymology

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 (2017 May 10) “THIS SCIENTIST WROTE THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ALIEN WEAPONS, MUSIC, AND SEX”, in Inverse, retrieved 2022-03-19
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