English Explanatory Dictionary

bioturbation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms.

Word forms

bioturbation bioturbations

Etymology

From bio- + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).

Derived words

bioturbational bioturbatory
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