n.
Pronunciation: ˌ b ī - ō -t ə r- ' b ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1967
: the restructuring of sedimentary deposits (as in a lake bottom or seabed) by moving organisms (as worms and burrowing clams)
– bio · tur · bat · ed \ - ' b ā -t ə d \ adjective