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bio·in·sec·ti·cide | \ ¦bī-(ˌ)ō-ˌin-¦sek-tə-ˌsīd 
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\ plural bioinsecticides
Definition of bioinsecticide
: a biopesticide having specific activity against one or more insects
The company now has six products on sale, including two genetically engineered bioinsecticides.— Greg Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 1992
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The first known use of bioinsecticide was in 1970
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