bioformn.
/ˈbʌɪəʊˌfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌfɔrm/ A particular form or type of living organism. Cf. life form n. 1.
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1958 Geogr. Jrnl. 124 367 A more temperate climate is indicated..by less thermophile bioforms and a more temperate fauna.
1967 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 94 866/1 This..may indicate that R. palustris is an intermediary bioform between the Athiorhodaceae and the Thiorhodaceae.
1981 P. Davies Edge of Infinity (1983) viii. 151 Evolution of complex bioforms from simpler predecessors can be traced in detail through the fossil records.
1995 Jrnl. Range Managem. 48 518/1 Perennial, cool-season bunch grasses and evergreen shrubs are the dominant bioforms of these communities.
2003 M. Atwood Oryx & Crake (2004) iv. 60 There'd been..some fanatic, a woman, with a hostile bioform concealed in a hairspray bottle. Some vicious Ebola or Marburg splice.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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