"biowoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biowomen [plural]
Etymology: bio- + woman, short for biological woman. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|woman}} bio- + woman Head templates: {{en-noun|biowomen}} biowoman (plural biowomen)
  1. A cisgender woman. Categories (topical): People, Transgender Synonyms: cis woman

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2005, J. Jack Halberstam, In a Queer Time and Place",
          "text": "Now we move from the drag king and his mirrored self to the drag king coupled with what could be a drag queen or a biowoman in Volcano's “Tits and Tomcat.”",
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          "ref": "2012, Judith Rudakoff, Trans(per)forming Nina Arsenault: An Unreasonable Body of Work",
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