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variants: also biologic

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being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage
  • the rights of the biological father in this case

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The first known use of biological was in 1818

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“Biological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biological. Accessed 17 Jun. 2021.

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