Etymology

biomanipulation

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Today it means: the deliberate alteration of an ecosystem by adding or removing species, especially predators Full definition →

English manipulation ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishmanipulation
  6. English todaybiomanipulation

From bio- + manipulation.

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