Topic · Biology
German Biology Vocabulary
80 German words tagged biology, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.
80
words
3
at A1
3
at A2
10
at B1
13
at B2
- dieFamilie family
- dieArt kind, sort, type; species
- dasVolk people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or…
- dieBlume flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm);…
- derBrand fire, blaze (destructive occurrence); hell
- derBastard bastard (person born to unmarried parents); bastard; mongrel (person born to parents…
- dieZelle cell (segregated room); in a monastery or convent
- gemein mean, nasty, wicked; ordinary, common, average
- derVirus virus; computer virus
- empfangen to receive (e.g. a present, a guest); to welcome; to greet; to receive cordially
- dasRevier defined area of land, principally used for hunting or foraging; grounds; hunting ground;…
- dieAnlage public green area, site, park, garden; attachment of a letter, document or email,
- dieUmwelt environment; milieu; surroundings; environment; ecosystem
- dieVerbreitung spreading, dissemination; sale, selling, distribution
- dieUnterlage something that is or lies underneath, at the base, specific uses include; an underlay, a…
- dasBlatt leaf (green and flat organ of a plant); petal (one of the parts of the whorl of a flower)
- diePuppe doll; pupa
- dieSanierung renovation, redevelopment, refurbishment; rehabilitation, remediation
- derKonsument consumer
- dieStufe step, tread (of a stair or ladder); degree, stage, level, rank, phase
- derSpinner agent noun of spinnen; spinner (someone who makes yarn)
- derSaft juice; sap
- dieStirn forehead, brow (often used as an indicator of emotion); frons
- dieSpezies species
- dieWurzel root; root, the primary source, origin
- dieNarbe scar; stigma
- derProduzent producer
- kreischen to squeal, to shriek, to scream; to screech
- derWirt pubkeeper; innkeeper; host (someone who receives a guest)
- dieSchere a pair of scissors, shears; a pair of pincers (on a crab)
- derWurm worm; maggot, grub
- derAbleger layer, shoot of a plant; spin-off of a parent company or parent organisation
- dieFahne flag, banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol); idea, ideal
- dasRohr duct, pipe, tube; blowpipe
- dieKreuzung crossing, intersection; crossbreeding
- dasGewebe fabric (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire mesh); tissue
- dieBakterie bacterium
- dieFlora flora (plants as a group; microorganisms); Flora
- derKoller tantrum, paddy, fit; vague sort of temporary psychological problem, spleen
- dieKolonie colony (settlement away from the mainland/motherland); synonym of Siedlung (“housing…
- derSchmetterling butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth
- nervig sinewy; veined, ribbed
- dasHäschen leveret; bunny
- derBlas blow (air exhaled by whales after diving)
- dasAdrenalin adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)
- derEisbär polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
- derKelch chalice (large, often precious drinking cup with a stem); the chalice used for the…
- kaltblütig cold-blooded
- diePeriode period, menstruation; period (length of time with start and end point)
- derWachs wax; cere
- dasKraut herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect); herbaceous plant
- dieTraube grape; bunch of grapes
- derDost any plant of the genus Origanum; oregano (Origanum vulgare)
- derDorn thorn (with plural Dornen or Dörner); bolt (with plural Dorne)
- derSpatz sparrow; house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- ausgestorben extinct
- dieVanille vanilla
- derTyrann tyrant; bully
- dieMücke A nematoceran, an insect of the order Nematocera, that is a mosquito, crane fly, gnat,…
- herzlos heartless, unfeeling; acardiac
- derMutant mutant (that has undergone genetic mutation); A boy (especially a choirboy) whose voice…
- derStiel stalk (thin stem); stipe
- derLebensraum living space; habitat
- dieMutation mutation
- dasErbgut genetic material
- entpuppen to eclose, to emerge from its cocoon/pupa; to turn out to be (become apparent or known)
- derWau reseda (Reseda gen. et spp.); dyer's weed, weld (Reseda luteola)
- dasVeilchen violet; black eye
- paaren to mate, to pair
- dieAnatomie Anatomy, study of the structure of living beings.; Dissection.
- dasProtein protein
- hybrid hybrid
- derArtgenosse member of the same species; conspecific; fellow
- derSchmarotzer parasite; freeloader, sponger (male or of unspecified gender)
- rütteln to shake, to jolt; to shake, to rattle (to make a barrier or obstacle shake, attempting…
- dieWimper eyelash; cilium (lash-like appendage of single-celled organisms; e.g. for movement)
- derBalg the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one;…
- dieGattung type, kind, sort; genus
- derStoffwechsel metabolism
- derWinterschlaf hibernation
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