"bioturbation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bioturbations [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio||sort=turbation}} bio- +, {{der|en|la|turbātiō||disturbance; confusion}} Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bioturbation (countable and uncountable, plural bioturbations)
  1. (geology) The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms. Wikipedia link: bioturbation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: bioturbational, bioturbatory Translations (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms): bioturbació [masculine] (Catalan), bioturbace [feminine] (Czech), bioturbatie [feminine] (Dutch), bioturbaatio (Finnish), bithchumhscú [masculine] (Irish), bioturbazione [feminine] (Italian), bioturbácia [feminine] (Slovak)

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