BIOTURBATION


Meaning of BIOTURBATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbī-ō-tər-ˈbā-shən ]

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 -ˈbā-təd adjective

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