biological weapon

noun

A biological pathogen or toxin designed or used for warfare.

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bioweaponbioarm
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Meanings

nounbiological weapon (plural biological weapons)

plural biological weapons

  1. A biological pathogen or toxin designed or used for warfare.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany weapon usable in biological warfare

Similar
bioweaponbioarm
Broader
weapon of mass destructionWMDW.M.D.
Also see
bioweapon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 生物武器
  • 生物武器 (shēngwù wǔqì)biological pathogen
Finnish biologinen ase
  • biologinen asebiological pathogen
French arme biologique
  • arme biologiquebiological pathogen
German biologische Waffe
  • biologische Waffebiological pathogen
Italian arma biologica
  • arma biologicabiological pathogen
Malay senjata biologikal
  • senjata biologikalbiological pathogen
Polish broń biologiczna
  • broń biologicznabiological pathogen
Portuguese arma biológica
  • arma biológicabiological pathogen
Romanian armă biologică
  • armă biologicăbiological pathogen
Russian биологи́ческое ору́жие
  • биологи́ческое ору́жие (biologíčeskoje orúžije)biological pathogen
Spanish arma biológica, bioarma
  • arma biológicabiological pathogen
  • bioarmabiological pathogen
  • arma bacteriológicabiological pathogen
Turkish biyolojik silah
  • biyolojik silahbiological pathogen
Cite this entry
APA

biological weapon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biological%20weapon

MLA

“biological weapon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biological%20weapon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biological weapon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biological%20weapon.

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