noun
A loanword for the academic field of biology. Often used in compound terms or as a field name, but the native term 生物学 is more common in everyday contexts.
See also: 生物学
彼は大学でバイオロジーを専攻している。
He is majoring in biology at university.
生物学 is the standard Japanese word for biology, used in all contexts. バイオロジー is a loanword often used in academic or trendy contexts, such as in compound terms like バイオロジー研究.
Borrowed from English 'biology'.