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postnatural en · ADJ

Etymology

From post- + natural.

Meanings

1. After nature; encompassing artificially constructed organisms such as the results of genetic engineering and cybernetics.
   • In the gallery of postnatural history, for example, is a goat that has been genetically tinkered with to produce spider silk, useful for fishing line and bulletproof vests, in its milk. 2009 April 14, Dennis Overbye, “Hello Van Gogh, Can You Hear Me Now?”, in New York Times:

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