"biological warfare" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biological warfare (uncountable)
  1. The use of any harmful organism (such as a bacterium or virus) as a weapon of war. Wikipedia link: biological warfare Tags: uncountable Related terms: germ warfare, chemical warfare, nuclear warfare Translations (use of an organism as a weapon of war): gerra biologiko (Basque), 細菌戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 细菌战 (xìjūnzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), biologinen sodankäynti (Finnish), guerre biologique [feminine] (French), ბიოლოგიური ომი (biologiuri omi) (Georgian), biologische Kriegsführung [feminine] (German), biológiai hadviselés (Hungarian), sýklahernaður [masculine] (Icelandic), guerra biologica (Italian), wojna biologiczna [feminine] (Polish), război biologic [neuter] (Romanian), биологи́ческая во́йна (biologíčeskaja vójna) [feminine] (Russian), guerra biológica [feminine] (Spanish), biologisk krigföring [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-biological_warfare-en-noun-yAJSY9bz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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