biota
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of biota
1900–05; < New Latin , from Greek biotḗ “life”
Vocabulary lists containing biota
Example Sentences
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This means the fossils -- dubbed the Huayuan biota after the county where they were found -- "open a new window into what happened," he added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
UPM's Mr Battegazzore says the company has "a very, very strict monitoring plan that includes the follow up of the biota in the river on annual basis and which involves local and international scientists".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023
Their research suggests that the Malvinoxhosan biota survived during a long period of global cooling.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
Thus, the limits on indigenous food production in New Guinea had nothing to do with New Guinea peoples, and everything with the New Guinea biota and environment.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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