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biosemiotics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
biosemi-otics
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of signs in the biological realm.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English semiotics English biosemiotics From bio- + semiotics.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

biosemiosis biosemiotic

Questions

What does biosemiotics mean?
A growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of signs in the biological realm.
Where does biosemiotics come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English semiotics English biosemiotics From bio- + semiotics.

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