life history
noun
1
: a history of the changes through which an organism passes in its development from the primary stage to its natural death
2
: the history of an individual or thing
Examples of life history in a Sentence
studying the life history of bears
Recent Examples on the Web
How important is this area in their overall life history?
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Although their life history plays out at a slower pace, the life-history patterns of land vertebrates have also begun to shift in recent decades in response to shifts in climate.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Guerrero hopes to fill in some gaps in its life history, habitat preferences and phenology.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Each whale gets a four-digit catalog number and some are also named.
Reviewing the life histories of the season's 19 whale moms offers a glimpse into their perilous existence.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Although their life history plays out at a slower pace, the life-history patterns of land vertebrates have also begun to shift in recent decades in response to shifts in climate.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Guerrero hopes to fill in some gaps in its life history, habitat preferences and phenology.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Each whale gets a four-digit catalog number and some are also named.
Reviewing the life histories of the season's 19 whale moms offers a glimpse into their perilous existence.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
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“Life history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20history. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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