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biome

The definition of a biome is a regional or global land area that is characterized by the plants, animals and climate in that area.

(noun)

An example of a biome is a desert which has plants and animals that live successfully with extreme heat and little or no rainfall.

See biome in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of several major life zones of interrelated plants and animals determined by the climate, as deciduous forest or desert

Origin: < bi(o)- + ModL -oma, -oma

See biome in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A major regional or global biotic community, such as a grassland or desert, characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate.

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