"biological control" meaning in English

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        "Control of pests using natural predators, parasites, pathogens, or other organisms that harm the pest species."
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          "pest"
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          "natural",
          "natural"
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        [
          "predator",
          "predator"
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        [
          "parasite",
          "parasite"
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          "pathogen",
          "pathogen"
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          "organism",
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          "harm",
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          "species",
          "species"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shēngwù fángzhì",
          "sense": "control of pests",
          "word": "生物防治"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "control of pests",
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          "word": "controle biológico"
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        "Control of pests using natural predators, parasites, pathogens, or other organisms that harm the pest species."
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          "natural",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēngwù fángzhì",
      "sense": "control of pests",
      "word": "生物防治"
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      "word": "controle biológico"
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