sociobiologist
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so·ci·o·bi·ol·o·gy
(sō′sē-ō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē, -shē-)n.
The study of the biological determinants of social behavior, based on the theory that such behavior is often genetically transmitted and subject to evolutionary processes.
so′ci·o·bi′o·log′i·cal (-bī′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
so′ci·o·bi·ol′o·gist n.
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Noun | 1. | sociobiologist - a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior biologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms |
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