"biopedturbation" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: bio- + Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”) + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio||sort=turbation}} bio- +, {{der|en|grc|πέδον||soil}} Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”), {{der|en|la|turbātiō||disturbance; confusion}} Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biopedturbation (uncountable)
  1. (geology, ecology) The mixing or disturbance of soil by living organisms, as opposed to disturbance of other media such as sediment or leaf litter. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology, Geology Synonyms: pedoturbation Hypernyms: bioturbation, pedturbation, turbation Hyponyms: anthropedturbation, faunalpedturbation, floralpedturbation
    Sense id: en-biopedturbation-en-noun-b02UY-3l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio- Topics: biology, ecology, geography, geology, natural-sciences

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