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biocolonialism

noun

Etymology

From bio- + colonialism.

  1. derived from *kʷel-✻
  2. derived from colōnia
  3. inherited from colane
  4. suffixed as colonial — “colony + -al”
  5. suffixed as colonialism — “colonial + -ism”
  6. prefixed as biocolonialism — “bio + colonialism”

Definitions

  1. Exploitation or misappropriation of the biological resources (particularly plants and…

    Exploitation or misappropriation of the biological resources (particularly plants and fungi) of indigenous peoples.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA