bioindicator

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noun

Any species that acts as a biological indicator of the health of an environment.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounbioindicator (plural bioindicators)

plural bioindicators

  1. biologyAny species that acts as a biological indicator of the health of an environment.

Origin

Translations

Finnish bioindikaattori
  • bioindikaattoriindicator of environmental health
French bioindicateur, biorévélateur
  • bioindicateurindicator of environmental health
  • biorévélateurindicator of environmental health
Indonesian bioindikator
  • bioindikatorindicator of environmental health
Italian bioindicatore
  • bioindicatoreindicator of environmental health
Norwegian Bokmål indikatorart
  • indikatorartindicator of environmental health
Polish bioindykator
  • bioindykatorindicator of environmental health
Portuguese bioindicador
  • bioindicadorindicator of environmental health
Spanish bioindicador
  • bioindicadorindicator of environmental health
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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