BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food

Synonyms:

bioattack; biologic attack; biological attack; biological warfare; BW

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("biological warfare" is a kind of...):

war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "biological warfare"):

bacteriological warfare; germ warfare (the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon)

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