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bioturbation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bioturbació — the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms
  • Czech: bioturbace — the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms
  • Dutch: bioturbatie — the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms
  • Finnish: bioturbaatio — the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms
  • Irish: bithchumhscú — the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms
  • Italian: bioturbazione — the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms
  • Slovak: bioturbácia — the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms