Etymology

biotag

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Today it means: A small radio or optical telemetry transmitter used in wildlife ecology Full definition →

English tag ← 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. Englishtag
  6. English todaybiotag

From bio- + tag.

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