Meanings
- uncountableThe use of any harmful organism (such as a bacterium or virus) as a weapon of war.
1 more example
At least the United States Government took the suggestion seriously enough to deny emphatically that it controlled any satellites designed to conduct biological warfare directly upon human beings. One or two minor nations, whom no one suspected of controlling any satellites at all, hastened to make similar declarations.
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 29
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque gerra biologiko
- gerra biologikouse of an organism as a weapon of war
Chinese Mandarin 細菌戰 /细菌战
- 細菌戰 /细菌战 (xìjūnzhàn)use of an organism as a weapon of war
Esperanto kfds, giggity goo
- kfdsuse of an organism as a weapon of war
- giggity goouse of an organism as a weapon of war
Finnish biologinen sodankäynti
- biologinen sodankäyntiuse of an organism as a weapon of war
French guerre biologique
- guerre biologiqueuse of an organism as a weapon of war
German biologische Kriegsführung
- biologische Kriegsführunguse of an organism as a weapon of war
Hungarian biológiai hadviselés
- biológiai hadviselésuse of an organism as a weapon of war
Icelandic sýklahernaður
- sýklahernaðuruse of an organism as a weapon of war
Italian guerra biologica
- guerra biologicause of an organism as a weapon of war
Polish wojna biologiczna
- wojna biologicznause of an organism as a weapon of war
Romanian război biologic
- război biologicuse of an organism as a weapon of war
Russian биологи́ческая во́йна
- биологи́ческая во́йна (biologíčeskaja vójna)use of an organism as a weapon of war
Spanish guerra biológica
- guerra biológicause of an organism as a weapon of war
Swedish biologisk krigföring
- biologisk krigföringuse of an organism as a weapon of war
Cite this entry
biological warfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biological%20warfare
“biological warfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biological%20warfare. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biological warfare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biological%20warfare.
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