bioconvection

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noun

The motion of large numbers of small organisms in a fluid, especially free-swimming zooplankton in water

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Meanings

nounbioconvection (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe motion of large numbers of small organisms in a fluid, especially free-swimming zooplankton in water

Origin

From bio- + convection.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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