- biome
- noun Etymology: 2bi- + -ome Date: 1916 a major ecological community type (as tropical rain forest, grassland, or desert)
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biome — biome … Dictionnaire des rimes
Biome — Bi ome (b[imac] [=o]m), n. [Gr. bi os life.] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biome — ● biome nom masculin Très vaste milieu de vie, d extension mondiale, sous un même climat. (Les principaux biomes sont la toundra, la forêt tempérée, la savane, la steppe, le désert, la forêt tropicale et équatoriale, les eaux fluviales, les eaux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Biome — Biome, aus vielen Ökosystemen zusammengesetzte, selbst wieder Ökosysteme bildende Großlebensräume wie Tundren, Steppen, Wüsten, tropische Regenwälder … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
biome — 1908, from Gk. bios (see BIO (Cf. bio )) + ome … Etymology dictionary
biome — [bī′ōm΄] n. [< BI(O) + ModL oma, OMA] any of several major life zones of interrelated plants and animals determined by the climate, as deciduous forest or desert: see ASSOCIATION (sense 6) … English World dictionary
Biome — The planet Earth Biomes are climatically and geographically defined as similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms,[1] and are of … Wikipedia
Biome — Répartition géographique des différents biomes forêts caducifiées forêts de conifères autres … Wikipédia en Français
biome — /buy ohm/, n. Ecol. a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, esp. such a community that has developed to climax. [1915 20; BI 2 + ome OMA] * * *… … Universalium
Biome — Ein Biom ist ein Großlebensraum der Biosphäre, zur Abgrenzung werden die Pflanzenformationen herangezogen. Es handelt sich also um eine physiognomische Klassifikation, die Gebiete mit einem einheitlichen Spektrum an Lebensformen der Pflanzen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
biome — /ˈbaɪoʊm / (say buyohm) noun a major regional ecological community of plants and animals adapted to a particular climate or environment and extending over a large geographical area, as coral reef, tropical rainforest, etc. {bi(o) + ome} Biomes… …
