Biota Definition

bī-ōtə
noun
The plant and animal life of a region.
Webster's New World
The living organisms of a region or habitat.
Soil biota; the biota of Australia.
American Heritage Medicine

(biology) The living organisms of a region.

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Other Word Forms of Biota

Noun

Singular:
biota
Plural:
biotas

Origin of Biota

  • New Latin from Greek biotē way of life from bios life gwei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek, ultimately from βίος (bios).

    From Wiktionary

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