bioarma

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ arma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bjoˈaɾma/ [bjoˈaɾ.ma]
  • Rhymes: -aɾma
  • Syllabification: bio‧ar‧ma

Noun

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bioarma f (plural bioarmas)

  1. bioweapon
    • 2017 May 12, César Tinoco, “A propósito de las puputovs”, in El Nacional[1]:
      Por su parte, las armas biológicas –también conocidas como bioarmas o armas bacteriológicas– son organismos que causan o producen enfermedades (bacterias, virus u otros organismos) y que se utilizan como arma de guerra.
      For their part, biological weapons –also known as bioweapons or bacteriological weapons– are organisms that cause or produce diseases (bacteria, viruses or other organisms) and are used as a weapon of war.