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noun
bio·in·di·ca·tor
¦bī-(ˌ)ō-¦in-də-ˌkā-tər
plural bioindicators
: a species or ecological community that is so closely associated with particular environmental conditions that its presence is indicative of these conditions in a particular environment
also
: a species, ecological community, or biological process that is typically monitored over time for changes (as in abundance or health) which are used to assess the state of a particular environment
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