English Explanatory Dictionary

biosentinel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any organism that is the first to respond to a change in the environment, typically the presence of a pollutant

Word forms

biosentinel biosentinels

Etymology

From bio- + sentinel.

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