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biopiracy vs stealing

stealing vs biopiracy

biopiracy and stealing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
biopiracy Yes No No No
stealing Yes No No No
As nouns, stealing is a hypernym of biopiracy; that is, stealing is a word with a broader meaning than biopiracy:
  • biopiracy: biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
  • stealing: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Other hypernyms of biopiracy include larceny, theft, thievery, thieving.
biopiracy (noun) stealing (noun)
biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
avoiding detection by moving carefully
Difference between biopiracy and stealing

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