biological warfare

noun

: the use of harmful living things (such as germs that cause disease) as weapons in a war

Full Definition of BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

: warfare involving the use of biological weapons; also : warfare involving the use of herbicides

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1946

Medical Dictionary

noun biological war·fare \-ˈwȯr-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r\

: warfare involving the use of biological weapons; also : warfare involving the use of herbicides

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