biota

[bahy-oh-tuh]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.

biota

/ baɪˈəʊtə /

noun

1. the plant and animal life of a particular region or period

biota

1. The organisms of a specific region or period considered as a group.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biota¹

1900–05; < New Latin , from Greek biotḗ “life”

Word History and Origins

Origin of biota¹

C20: from New Latin, from Greek biotē way of life, from bios life

Example Sentences

"Traveling globally, one notices the same suite of species in many cities ... biological invasions creating a kind of global Cuisinart where the urban biota becomes homogeneous."

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This time the issue was much simpler — as the authors themselves wrote, “the discovery emphasizes that terrestrial biota can rapidly colonize extraterrestrial specimens even given contamination control precautions.”

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Understanding the formation and biota of these structures could provide important clues to the origin and ecology of early life on our planet.

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Moreover, this biota was once located very close to the South Pole, revealing the composition of Ordovician southernmost ecosystems.

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And when emoji biota are limited, the ecologists argue in a new paper, so is the scope of the natural world that we can talk about, advocate for and ultimately protect.

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