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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

  • (..) Your boss works for the Mandarin you think, but Tony says you're a botanist That figures. What I actually am is a biological DNA coder running a team of out of a privately-funded think tank, but sure you can call me a "botanist" This boss of yours, does he have a name? Yeah, Aldrich Killian. (..)
    2013 Iron Man 3