Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bioturbation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: bio-tur-ba-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If bioturbation is not present, the newly deposited material stays at the bed surface."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Latin turbō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin turbātiō English bioturbation From bio- + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

bioturbations (plural)

Derived Forms

bioturbational bioturbatory

Questions

What does bioturbation mean?: The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms.
Where does bioturbation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Latin turbō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin turbātiō English bioturbation From bio- + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).

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