transgénico

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From transgene +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: trans‧gé‧ni‧co

Adjective

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transgénico (feminine transgénica, masculine plural transgénicos, feminine plural transgénicas) (European spelling)

  1. (biology) transgenic (genetically modified)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From trans- +‎ gen +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾansˈxeniko/ [t̪ɾãnsˈxe.ni.ko]
  • Rhymes: -eniko
  • Syllabification: trans‧gé‧ni‧co

Adjective

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transgénico (feminine transgénica, masculine plural transgénicos, feminine plural transgénicas)

  1. transgenic
    • 2020 December 9, Darinka Rodríguez, “Leydy Pech: la abeja reina de una colmena maya contra los transgénicos de Monsanto en México”, in El País[1], Mexico:
      Los cultivos transgénicos no son los únicos que amenazan la supervivencia de las abejas de los apicultores de la región.
      The transgenic growings are not the only ones menacing the survival of the regional beekeepers' bees.

Noun

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transgénico m (plural transgénicos)

  1. transgenic

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