Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biological control

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: bi-o-log-i-cal -con-trol
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Control of pests using natural predators, parasites, pathogens, or other organisms that harm the pest species.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

biological controls (plural)

Questions

What does biological control mean?: Control of pests using natural predators, parasites, pathogens, or other organisms that harm the pest species.

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