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bi•o•te•lem•e•try
(bī′ō tə lem′i trē),USA pronunciation n.
bi′o•te•lem′e•ter, n.
bi•o•tel•e•met•ric
(bī′ō tel′ə me′trik),USA pronunciation adj.
bi′o•tel′e•met′ri•cal•ly, adv.
- Ecologythe tracking of a free-ranging animal, or the monitoring of one or more of its physiological conditions, by means of electronic equipment that receives signals from a radio transmitter or similar device attached to or embedded in the animal.
- 1960–65; bio- + telemetry