"biontic" meaning in English

See biontic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biontic (not comparable)
  1. (biology, rare) Relating to an individual organism. Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-biontic-en-adj-VGbwJApm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 2 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 0 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 0 7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (obsolete or nonstandard) Biological. Tags: nonstandard, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-biontic-en-adj-~-BCcLds
  3. Misspelling of biotic. Tags: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable Alternative form of: biotic
    Sense id: en-biontic-en-adj-sYcnRG8s

Alternative forms

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