bionomics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction bi·o·nom·ics \ˌbī-ə-ˈnä-miks\

Definition of BIONOMICS

— bi·o·nom·ic \-mik\ adjective

bionomic, adjective, probably from French bionomique, from bionomie ecology, from bi- + -nomie -nomy

First Known Use: 1888

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular or plural in construction bi·o·nom·ics \ˌbī-ə-ˈnäm-iks\

: ecology 1, 2

—bi·o·nom·ic \-ik\ or bi·o·nom·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective

—bi·o·nom·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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