Biology Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Biology, including plants, animals, and the study of them. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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crypsis n. The correlation between body weight and the presence of horns in females may be a consequence of the relation between body weight and antipredator behavior in antelopes: smaller species rely on crypsis or flight while large species often show direct defense against predators. [English Biology Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 25, 2005)

cuddle hormone n. It is hardly surprising—oxytocin, also known as the “cuddle” hormone, is released by both men and women at sexual orgasm. [English Biology Relationships Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Sep. 2, 2006)

double G n. Georgina, you see, is not a “genetic girl,” or “double G,” in the parlance of the transgender barflies who gathered one recent Saturday at the Silver Swan, a German restaurant on East 20th Street. [ Class Acronym Language English Subject Biology Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Oct. 9, 2005)

embaby n.

Out of the 18 eggs retrieved, 15 were M2, 3 were M1 (can someone explain M2 vs M1? I know it has to due with the maturity level). And eve though they fertilized all 18, only 8 fertilized normally. Right now, they will let them grow and make a determination Wed morning whether or not they will do the PGD. Please pray…for our little embabies, will ya?

[English Biology Body Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 26, 2007)

embaby n. Our Little Embabies…Here they are…the newest members of the Corso family at 3 days old! [English Biology Colloquial] [full cite] (Sep. 26, 2007)

embryo Eskimo n. Sometimes euphemistically called “Embryo Eskimos,” these embryos are denied human dignity and are reduced to a frozen existence, awaiting either implantation, indefinite storage, or willful destruction. [English Biology] [full cite] (Oct. 8, 2005)

epigenetics n. An ichthyologist (fish scientist), who specializes in epigenetics, the study of physical and chemical changes, became the first scientist from the West to examine the radioactive countryside up close. [English Biology Science] [full cite] (Apr. 27, 2004)

epigenetics n. Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without a change in DNA sequence. [English Biology Science] [full cite] (Apr. 27, 2004)

Evo-Devo n. Since the early 1990s, he has been instrumental in the reintegration of development and evolution into Evolutionary Developmental Biology, also known as “Evo-Devo.” [English Biology] [full cite] (Mar. 30, 2005)

fairy ring n. Evidence of logging is best visualized by the way redwoods grow in rings, sometimes referred to as “fairy rings.” These are caused by the resprouts that grow around a stump. You can get a sense of how big the original tree was by measuring the inside of the fairy ring. [English Biology Environment] [full cite] (Jul. 24, 2004)

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