biota
pronunciation
How to pronounce biota in British English:
UK [baɪ'əʊtə]
How to pronounce biota in American English:
US [baɪ'oʊtə]
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- Noun:
- all the plant and animal life of a particular region
Word Origin
- biota (n.)
- 1901, from Greek biota "life" (see bio-).
Example
- 1. Historical biogeography attempts to reconstruct the biota history of the earth .
- 2. Fig. 1 environment of the guanling biota .
- 3. The luoping biota in yunnan is another discovery following the guanling biota in guizhou .
- 4. The chengjiang biota : a unique window of the cambrian explosion .
- 5. In response , countries throughout the region initiated a project to harmonize measurements of various radioisotopes in marine waters , biota , sediments and suspended matter .