biosphere
noun
the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life.
biospheres
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pluralof biosphere.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With more than 250,000 known species, nematodes comprise the world's most abundant animal phylum in both aquatic and terrestrial biospheres.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Maine’s messy dilemma reflects how climate change is transforming biospheres the world over by expanding the northward range of parasites.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022
We are doing what bacteria do, heating the climate system with our waste, while also driving mass extinction by destroying local biospheres and filling the liquid parts of our planet with plastics.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 19, 2019
Even if plants do succeed in adapting to climate change by changing their location or schedule, they’re not alone in their biospheres.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2019
We need to understand that we might not be able to detect biospheres even if they exist.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
