Bioko

American  

[bee-oh-koh] / biˈoʊ koʊ /

noun

1. an island in the Bight of Biafra, near the western coast of Africa: a province of Equatorial Guinea. About 800 sq. mi. (2,072 sq. km).

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Bioko British  

/ baɪˈəʊkəʊ /

noun

1. Former names: Fernando Po.   Macías Nguema.  an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Cameroon: part of Equatorial Guinea. Capital: Malabo. Area: 2017 sq km (786 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Sanaria Inc. has been testing its vaccine in adults, and is planning a large, late-stage study in Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island.

From Washington Times • Jan. 16, 2020

The trial will begin in 2020 on Bioko, an island of Equatorial Guinea, and will involve 2,100 people, including children.

From Nature • Apr. 16, 2019

Fernandez had worked on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea for 14 years, but he'd never seen one of these animals in its entirety before.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2016

But Seiffert told him that Zenkerella specimens had been spotted on Bioko before, so Fernandez showed his neighbors a picture of the funny little creature and asked them to keep an eye out for it.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2016

The bush meat business is thriving on Bioko Island to the detriment of its primates and the forests they inhabit.

From National Geographic