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biodistance

noun

Etymology

From bio- + distance.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻ — “to stand (up)”
  2. derived from distantia — “difference, diversity; distance, remoteness; space between two points”
  3. derived from destance
  4. derived from distance
  5. derived from distance
  6. inherited from distance
  7. prefixed as biodistance — “bio + distance”

Definitions

  1. A measure of the biological relatedness of historical or prehistoric groups of humans

    • Spence [23 ] reported a biodistance analysis of cranial, dental, and postcranial traits in human remains from Teotihuacan showing a preference for patrilocality.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for biodistance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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