BIOPIRACY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("biopiracy" is a kind of...):

larceny; stealing; theft; thievery; thieving (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully)

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