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biotope definition

bio·tope (bī′ə tōp′)

noun

a small, uniform environment occupied by a community of organisms

Etymology: < bio- + Gr topos, a place: see topic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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