"biocolonization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: bio- + colonization Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|colonization}} bio- + colonization Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biocolonization (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, sciences) Colonization (typically of a surface) by biological organisms. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Sciences
    Sense id: en-biocolonization-en-noun-jZnsydo~ Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (social sciences) Colonization (and taking control) of populations or states by taking control of their agricultural resources and making them reliant on the colonizer's (bio)medical or agricultural (especially genetically-modified) supplies. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Social sciences
    Sense id: en-biocolonization-en-noun--htiCXSY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 23 77 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: biocolonial

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