biodeficient

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adjective

Having a poor diversity of biota

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Meanings

adjectivebiodeficient (comparative more biodeficient, superlative most biodeficient)

comparative more biodeficient · superlative most biodeficient

  1. Having a poor diversity of biota

Origin

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

From bio- + deficient.

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Cite this entry
APA

biodeficient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodeficient

MLA

“biodeficient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodeficient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biodeficient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodeficient.

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