Biodiversity Definition

bīō-dĭ-vûrsĭ-tē
noun
Diversity, or variety, in the living things in a particular area, region, etc. at a particular time.
Webster's New World
The number and variety of species found within a specified geographic region.
American Heritage Medicine
The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.
American Heritage Medicine

(biology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

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Noun

Singular:
biodiversity
Plural:
biodiversities

Origin of Biodiversity

Biodiversity Sentence Examples

  • The loss of species is of major concern to those committed to preserving biodiversity.

  • Topics cover things like anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, and biodiversity.

  • The rate and scale of change has simply proved too immense for much of Surrey's biodiversity to adapt and respond to.

  • It is not known how much of an effect groundwater abstraction has on biodiversity.

  • The decline in amphibian populations since the 1980s is viewed as a significant threat to biodiversity.

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Words Starting With

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