bioturbation

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”)

Noun

bioturbation (countable and uncountable, plural bioturbations)

(geology) the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms

Translations

the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms

Catalan: bioturbació m
Czech: bioturbace f

Irish: bithchumhscú m
Italian: bioturbazione f

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