biotic

What it means

1. not comparablebiologyOf, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.

   This study and others at Bolinas Lagoon show that a number of variables, both biotic and abiotic, influence individual, local and regional distribution patterns of Dunlin.

   1994, Nils D. Warnock, Biotic and Abiotic Factors Affecting the Distribution and Abundance of a Wintering Population of Dunlin, page 141

   Synonyms: biogenic, biologic, living, organic

2. misspellingnot comparableMisspelling of biontic.

   How important is biotic gene-dispersal to the success of the angiosperms?

   1995, South African Journal of Science - Volume 90, page 332

   3 more examples

   The biotic level involves basic, nonthoughtful adjustments made in the struggle for existence.

   1961, George A. Theodorson, Studies in Human Ecology, page 4

   Competition, on the biotic level, as we observe it in the plant and animal communities, seems to be relatively unrestricted.

   1988, Roland Leslie Warren, Larry Lyon, New Perspectives on the American Community, page 33

   Knowledge of these patterns is essential to developing comprehensive conservation plans that maximize protection of biotic and phyletic diversity.

   2002, Proceedings of the Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium, page 937

In a sentence

This study and others at Bolinas Lagoon show that a number of variables, both biotic and abiotic, influence individual, local and regional distribution patterns of Dunlin.

1994, Nils D. Warnock, Biotic and Abiotic Factors Affecting the Distribution and Abundance of a Wintering Population of Dunlin, page 141

Where it comes from

1. Ancient Greekβιωτικός“of life”
2. Englishbiotic

From Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”). Equivalent to bio- + -otic.