Biological

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Biologic \Bi`o*log"ic\, Biological \Bi`o*log"ic*al\, a.
     1. Of or relating to biology. -- {Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. related by blood; -- of parents and children; --
        contrasted with {adoptive}, {adopted}, or {foster}; as,


        Mary was adopted directly from the maternity hospital and
        never met her biological mother.
  
     Syn: biologic.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  biological
       adj 1: pertaining to biology or to life and living things [syn: {biologic}]
       2: of parents and children; related by blood; "biological
          child" [ant: {adoptive}]