biological

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Connected with biology or with living things.

   The river is home to a wide range of biological life.

2. 2
   adj

   Related to someone by blood rather than by adoption or marriage.

   She finally met her biological mother after many years.

3. 3
   adj

   Connected with the body and how it works.

   Hunger is a basic biological need.

Common collocations

• biological evolution Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. New Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle Engli…

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