English Explanatory Dictionary

biocharacter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A defining characteristic of an organism or group of organisms

Word forms

biocharacter biocharacters

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English biocharacter From bio- + character.

Synonyms

biocharacteristic
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