biopedturbation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mixing or disturbance of soil by living organisms, as opposed to disturbance of other media such as sediment or leaf litter.

Word forms

biopedturbation

Etymology

From bio- + Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”) + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).

Synonyms

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