bio
biological: a bio control service using praying mantises to reduce the population of garden pests.
Origin of bio
1Other definitions for bio- (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence).
Origin of bio-
2- Also especially before a vowel, bi-.
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How to use bio in a sentence
As the driver bios appeared on the jumbo screen, I flashed a toothy grin after noticing that two of them were women.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture | Eliza Krigman | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBios of Led Zeppelin have noted this, and Page has never denied it.
‘No Stairway, Denied!’ Led Zeppelin Lawsuit Winds on Down the Road | Keith Phipps | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLabels will give you artist bios—with a quick copy and paste, you could provide that info to us, too!
25 Things I Want from an Online Music Service (and Almost Never Get) | Ted Gioia | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the memorial sits a three-ring-binder which contains the bios of the women who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Names You Don’t Hear: Nearly 200 Women Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan | Kate Hoit | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Independent has entertaining one-sentence bios for all of them.
Should he run one further great chance with Bios,—and if so, by whose assistance?
The Prime Minister | Anthony TrollopeIt was the same Bios whose nature and drift and ways and methods and aspects engaged them all.
Ann Veronica | H. G. WellsThis Bios had hardly been twelve months on the boards as yet!
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope"Bios be d––––," said Sexty, uttering a string of heavy imprecations.
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for bio (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbaɪəʊ) /
British Dictionary definitions for bio- (2 of 2)
indicating or involving life or living organisms: biogenesis; biolysis
indicating a human life or career: biography; biopic
Origin of bio-
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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