biopirate
/ˈbaɪoʊˌpaɪrət/
noun
- A person or company that takes biological resources (such as plants, genes, or traditional knowledge) from a region or community without permission or fair payment, often for commercial or research purposes.
- International laws aim to stop biopirates from stealing genetic material for profit.
- The company was accused of being a biopirate after patenting a seed variety developed by indigenous farmers.
- The biopirate collected rare medicinal plants from the rainforest without the consent of the local tribe.
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