postnatural

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

post- +‎ natural

Adjective[edit]

postnatural (comparative more postnatural, superlative most postnatural)

  1. After nature; encompassing artificially constructed organisms such as the results of genetic engineering and cybernetics.
    • 2009 April 14, Dennis Overbye, “Hello Van Gogh, Can You Hear Me Now?”, in New York Times[1]:
      In the gallery of postnatural history, for example, is a goat that has been genetically tinkered with to produce spider silk, useful for fishing line and bulletproof vests, in its milk.