Meanings
adjectivebioacoustical (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to bioacoustics
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
- Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
- Medieval Latinacousticus
- Englishacoustic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishacoustical
- Englishbioacoustical
From bio- + acoustical.
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bioacoustical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioacoustical
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“bioacoustical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioacoustical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioacoustical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioacoustical.
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