biomantling

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noun

bioturbation of the upper part of the soil

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Meanings

nounbiomantling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablesoil sciencebioturbation of the upper part of the soil

    As a result, they are the chief agents of bioturbation and biomantling in many temperate and tropical ecosystems [1 –3 ].

    2015 October 29, “Sequential Subterranean Transport of Excavated Sand and Foraged Seeds in Nests of the Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex badius”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From bio- + mantling.

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

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

Chicago

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

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