Meaning of neonic | Babel Free

Definitions

Clipping of neonicotinoid.

abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Examples

“Researchers found that 15 of 17 species which commonly live on farmland – including the small tortoiseshell, small skipper and wall butterfly – show declines associated with increasing neonic use. […] Neonics were first introduced in 1994 and usage increased at its fastest rate during the first decade of the 21ˢᵗ century, […]”

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