bioweapon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌwɛ.pən/ (UK)
- /ˈbaɪ.oʊˌwɛ.pən/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Germanic *wēpną Proto-West Germanic *wāpn Old English wēpn Middle English wepen English weapon English bioweapon From bio- + weapon.
Meanings
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Any weapon designed to be used in biological warfare.
“Hey, Rick.” “Oh, hey, kiddo. How's your Saturday?” “You know, super chill. W-W-Whatcha doin'?” “Eh, nothing adventurous. You know that race of Underground Dwelling Cannibal Horse People that we're always fighting?” “Yeah, the CHUDs. W-W-What about 'em? “Well, don't tell anybody, but I'm working on a bioweapon to use against them, so I got this barrel of horse semen from your mom's hospital and I'm just gonna, you know, subject it to some otherworldly forces.”
2021 July 11, Nick Rutherford, “Rickdependence Spray” (1:10 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 5, episode 4, spoken by Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland):And (Wouter) Basson (who had worked on South Africa's clandestine bioweapons program) was there, too.
2009 March 29, Olivia Ward, “The shadowy world of bioweapons”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2011:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioweapons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bio-weapon | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
ja 生物兵器 (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · de Biowaffe (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · pt arma biológica (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · nl biologisch wapen (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · fi bioase (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · pl broń biologiczna (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · ar سِلَاح بَيُولُوجِيّ (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · es bioarma (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · fr arme biologique (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · sv biovapen (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · ru биологи́ческое ору́жие (weapon designed for use in biological warfare) · nl biowapen (weapon designed for use in biological warfare)