Usually means: Exploitation of indigenous knowledge/resources unauthorized.
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  16. biopiracy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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▸ noun:  (derogatory) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.

Similar:
biocolonialism, biopatent, bioprospecting, biocapitalism, bioutilization, biogeneric, biofraud, biohacking, biopreparation, biopharmaceutical, more...

Opposite:
bioprospecting, bioprotection, bioremediation

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Similar:
biocolonialism, biopatent, bioprospecting, biocapitalism, bioutilization, biogeneric, biofraud, biohacking, biopreparation, biopharmaceutical, more...

Opposite:
bioprospecting, bioprotection, bioremediation



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