Biodiversity Definition
bīō-dĭ-vûrsĭ-tē
noun
Diversity, or variety, in the living things in a particular area, region, etc. at a particular time.
Webster's New World
The number and variety of species found within a specified geographic region.
American Heritage Medicine
The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.
American Heritage Medicine
The definition of biodiversity refers to the amount of diversity between different plants, animals and other species in a given habitat at a particular time.
The different varieties and types of animals and plants that live in the ocean is an example of biodiversity.
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The number, variety, and genetic variation of different organisms found within a specified geographic region.
American Heritage Science
Other Word Forms of Biodiversity
Noun
Singular:
biodiversity
Plural:
biodiversitiesOrigin of Biodiversity
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From bio- + diversity.
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