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biological

Definition

  • adjective: of or relating to biology or to life and living things
  • adjective: of or relating to 'biology' or to life and living processes
  • used to distinguish the parents who gave birth to a child from the parents who later adopted the child
  • synonyms: biologic, begotten, natural

Examples

  • She felt her 'biological clock' ticking away and wanted to have a baby as soon as possible.

  • an adopted child who finally found her 'biological' mother

  • She practices 'biological control' in her gardening.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) but we both know it only exists in contradistinction to the higher level distal cause. Which is? You think with your penis. That's a biological impossibility. And you didn't have to come. Oh,right,yes,I could have stayed behind and watch wolowitz try to hit on penny in russian, arabic and farsi. (..)
    2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1