"biological weapon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biological weapons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} biological weapon (plural biological weapons)
  1. A biological pathogen or toxin designed or used for warfare. Wikipedia link: Biological agent Categories (topical): Weapons Related terms: weapon of mass destruction Translations (biological pathogen): 生物武器 (shēngwù wǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), biologinen ase (Finnish), arme biologique [feminine] (French), arma biolóxica [feminine] (Galician), ბიოლოგიური იარაღი (biologiuri iaraɣi) (Georgian), biologische Waffe [feminine] (German), arma biologica [feminine] (Italian), senjata biologikal (Malay), биологийн зэвсэг (biologiin zevseg) (Mongolian), broń biologiczna [feminine] (Polish), armă biologică [feminine] (Romanian), биологи́ческое ору́жие (biologíčeskoje orúžije) [neuter] (Russian), arma biológica [feminine] (Spanish), bioarma [feminine] (Spanish), arma bacteriológica [feminine] (Spanish), biyolojik silah (Turkish)

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