Word

biological weapon, n.

any weapon usable in biological warfare
<noun.artifact>

bioarm biological weapon bioweapon

sample sentences

"they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"

semantic pointers

hyponym

Bacillus anthracis, anthrax bacillus clostridium perfringens aflatoxin botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin staphylococcal enterotoxin B, SEB

hypernym

weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D.