biomonitoring

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noun

The monitoring of the organisms that live in a particular environment in order to assess the continuing quality of the ecosystem

OriginEnglish monitoring ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- →
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Meanings

nounbiomonitoring (countable and uncountable, plural biomonitorings)

plural biomonitorings

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe monitoring of the organisms that live in a particular environment in order to assess the continuing quality of the ecosystem

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
biomonitorization

Origin

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

From bio- + monitoring.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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