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biotic (adj.)
[biotic 词源字典]
"pertaining to life," 1847, in the medical sense, from Latin
bioticus
, from Greek
biotikos
"pertaining to life," from
bios
"life" (see
bio-
).
Biotic factor
was in use by 1907. Related:
Biotical
.
[biotic etymology, biotic origin, 英语词源]