bioadaptation

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noun

biological adaptation

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounbioadaptation (plural bioadaptations)

plural bioadaptations

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  11. Proto-Italic*aptos
  12. Latinaptus
  13. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  14. Proto-Italic*apjō
  15. Latinapiō
  16. Latinaptō
  17. Latinadaptō
  18. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  19. Frenchadaptation
  20. Englishadaptation
  21. Englishbioadaptation

From bio- + adaptation.

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APA

bioadaptation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioadaptation

MLA

“bioadaptation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioadaptation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioadaptation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioadaptation.

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