biogeography

The definition of biogeography is the study of the places where animals and plants are distributed.

(noun)

An example of biogeography is classifying the floral region of South American as Neotropical, and the floral region of North American as Boreal.

See biogeography in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals

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See biogeography in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The study of the geographic distribution of organisms.

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biˌo·geˌo·graphˈic (-jēˌə-grăfˈĭk), biˌo·geˌo·graphˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective

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