# sociobiology

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

## Definitions
1. The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.

## Etymology
From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sociobiology