bioanthropologist

noun

Any anthropologist whose speciality is bioanthropology.

OriginEnglish anthropologist ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- →
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Meanings

nounbioanthropologist (plural bioanthropologists)

plural bioanthropologists

  1. Any anthropologist whose speciality is bioanthropology.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishanthropologist
  6. Englishbioanthropologist

From bio- + anthropologist.

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Translations

Portuguese bioantropólogo, antropobiólogo
  • bioantropólogospecialist in bioanthropology
  • antropobiólogospecialist in bioanthropology

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anthropobiologist
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APA

bioanthropologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioanthropologist

MLA

“bioanthropologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioanthropologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioanthropologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioanthropologist.

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