Xenobiology

Xenobiology (sometimes referred to as astrobiology) is the study of biology of foreign life forms. The Anglic prefix xeno- means "foreign", so the term refers to the biological science of life forms not native to the world of the scientist.

Within the Third Imperium the term refers to Comparative Xenobiology, comparing how lifeforms evolved and exist in different environments, parallel evolution, and how life evolved in different worlds interact when placed in the same biosphere.

There is a related term of Exobiology, where the prefix Exo- means outer or external. In some cases this becomes a synonym for Xenobiology, but in modern use Exobiology refers to the study of things outside of normal biology including Unconventional Life and Exotic Life.

Description (Specifications)

Life & Biology

1. Physiology
   1. Anatomy
   2. Biocompatibility
   3. Ecology
   4. Locomotion
   5. Manipulation
   6. Metabolism
   7. Morphology
   8. Reproduction
   9. Segmentation
   10. Structural Support
   11. Symmetry
   12. Trophics
2. Psychology
   1. Art
   2. Culture
      1. Cultural More
      2. Cultural Universal
   3. Custom
   4. Folkway
   5. Language
   6. Mindset
   7. Philosophy
   8. Religion
      1. Cosmology
      2. Dogma
      3. Doctrine
   9. Ritual
   10. Sociality
   11. Tradition
   12. Weltanschauung (Worldview)
3. Sociology
   1. Civilization
   2. Government
   3. Interstellar Relations
   4. Polity
   5. Society

See also

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Biology:

• Xenobiology
• Sophontology

Life Forms:

• Conventional Life (Wet)
• Unconventional Life (Dry)
• Exotic Life (Neither)

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science