-biotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form adjectives describing a method of living
  2. Used to form nouns describing organisms having a specified method of living

Pronunciation

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Word forms

-biotic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”).

Derived words

anabiotic anthropobiotic chronobiotic halobiotic kleptobiotic lestobiotic limnobiotic lithobiotic parasymbiotic saprobiotic zoobiotic
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