biome
biome
Definition
bi·ome (bī′ōm′)
noun
any of several major life zones of interrelated plants and animals determined by the climate, as deciduous forest or desert
Etymology: < bi(o)- + ModL -oma, -oma
biome
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: The tropical plants are housed in giant greenhouses called biomes.
- monitor: Are we able to monitor selected biomes, ecosystems and habitats?
- represent: Each zone is designed to represent the different Biomes on the planet.
- cover: Between them, these two closely related aspen species cover virtually the entire boreal biome.
Adjective modifier
- humid: A world record 230 miles of free-standing scaffolding poles were used at the construction stage of the humid tropics biome.
- terrestrial: The living space of the oceans is about 168 times that of the terrestrial biome.
- tropical: The tropical rain forest biome is one of the test productive areas on earth.
- warm: Warm biome has insulation installed along the joins 25/10/00 Drift wood horses turned a few heads in the gallery today, they are beautiful.
- major: The model simulates the major biomes of the world.
- main: At present there are just two main biomes -- each with four segments -- that eerily resemble the magnified eyes of a fly.
Modifies a noun
- link: Cornish Ice Cream available from in the biome link.
Noun used with modifier
- tropic: The garden will be placed in Eden's new dry tropics biome, due to be built in 2007.
- forest: The tropical rain forest biome is one of the test productive areas on earth.
- world: Additional activities will cover topics such as world biomes, habitats and resource use.
- desert: The Eden Project with its massive rain forest and desert biomes is a 45-minute drive.
- savanna: This area is equivalent to 12 % of the world's tropical savanna estate, making this savanna biome of national and global significance.
- cerrado: Vegetation physiognomies and woody flora of the cerrado biome.
Browse dictionary entries near biome
- biomathematics
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- biomass
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- biolysis
- bioluminescence
- biology
- biological warfare
- biological therapy
- biological oxygen demand
- biomechanics
- biomedicine
- biometeorology
- biometrics
- biometry
- biomolecule
- biomorphic
- Bion
- bionic
- bionics
