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biotic

adjective bi·ot·ic \bī-ˈä-tik\

Definition of BIOTIC

:  of, relating to, or caused by living organisms <biotic diversity>
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Origin of BIOTIC

Greek biōtikos, from bioun
First Known Use: 1868

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

Rhymes with BIOTIC

aquatic, chaotic, cirrhotic, demotic, despotic, ergotic, erotic, exotic, hypnotic, kyphotic, leprotic, lordotic, meiotic, mitotic, narcotic, necrotic, neurotic, Nilotic, osmotic, psychotic, quixotic, robotic, sclerotic, thrombotic, zygotic
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biotic

adjective bi·ot·ic \bī-ˈät-ik\

Medical Definition of BIOTIC

:  of or relating to life; especially :  caused or produced by living beings

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. biotic
  2. -biotic
  3. biotic climax
  4. biotic formation
  5. biotic potential
  6. biotic province
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