bioacoustics

noun plural but singular in construction bio·acous·tics \ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ə-ˈkü-stiks\

Definition of BIOACOUSTICS

: a branch of science concerned with the production of sound by and its effects on living organisms

— bio·ac·ous·ti·cian \-ˌa-ˌkü-ˈsti-shən, -ə-ˌkü-\ noun

1957

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular in construction bio·acous·tics \-ə-ˈküs-tiks\

: a branch of science that deals with the relation between living things and sound

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