bioclimaticsn.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)klʌɪˈmatɪks/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊklaɪˈmædɪks/ Biology and Geography (now rare).
With singular agreement. = bioclimatology n.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > [noun] > climatology > types of climatology
bioclimatology1910
palaeoclimatology1916
bioclimatics1921
microclimatology1934
dendroclimatology1953
palaeothermometry1957
1921 A. D. Hopkins in Jrnl. Washington Acad. Sci. 11 223 (title) International problems in bioclimatics with special reference to natural and artificial distribution of plants and animals.
1964 Ecology 45 129/1 Various kinds of environmental and biological factors..have been found to influence rm in the present work on the bioclimatics of the aphid, T. maculata, and its parasite, P. palitans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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