English Explanatory Dictionary

biome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.
  2. All the genomes of such a community.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪ.oʊm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biome.wav

Word forms

biome biomes

Etymology

From bio- + -ome.

Derived words

agrobiome anthropobiome bathome enterobiome glycobiome holobiome macrobiome metabiome microbiome mycobiome nanobiome necrobiome pathobiome pedobiome phytobiome psychobiome rhizobiome urobiome zonobiome
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