Meanings
plural biodiversity hotspots
- biologyA place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.
1 more example
Conservationists are far from able to assist all species under threat, if only for lack of funding. This places a premium on priorities: how can we support the most species at the least cost? One way is to identify ‘biodiversity hotspots’ where exceptional concentrations of endemic species are undergoing exceptional loss of habitat.
2000 February 24, Norman Myers, Russell A[lan] Mittermeier, Cristina G[oettsch] Mittermeier, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Jennifer Kent, “Biodiversity Hotspots for Conservation Priorities”, in Nature, volume 403, number 6772, London: Nature Research, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, abstract, page 853
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From biodiversity + hotspot. The word hotspot to describe such regions appears to have been first used by the British environmentalist Norman Myers (1934–2019) in a 1988 article in The Environmentalist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan zona sensible de la biodiversitat
- zona sensible de la biodiversitatplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Chinese Mandarin 生物多樣性熱點 /生物多样性热点
- 生物多樣性熱點 /生物多样性热点 (shēngwùduōyàngxìngrèdiǎn)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Danish hotspot
- hotspotplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Dutch biodiversiteitshotspot, hotspot van de biodiversiteit
- biodiversiteitshotspotplace with a significant level of biodiversity
- hotspot van de biodiversiteitplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Esperanto biodiverseco-varmpunkto, biodiverseco-riĉajejo
- biodiverseco-varmpunktoplace with a significant level of biodiversity
- biodiverseco-riĉajejoplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Estonian bioloogilise mitmekesisuse tulipunkt, elurikkuse tulipunkt
- bioloogilise mitmekesisuse tulipunktplace with a significant level of biodiversity
- elurikkuse tulipunktplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Finnish monimuotoisuuskeskus, luonnon monimuotoisuuden keskittymä
- monimuotoisuuskeskusplace with a significant level of biodiversity
- luonnon monimuotoisuuden keskittymäplace with a significant level of biodiversity
French point chaud de biodiversité, zone critique de biodiversité
- point chaud de biodiversitéplace with a significant level of biodiversity
- zone critique de biodiversitéplace with a significant level of biodiversity
German Biodiversitäts-Hotspot, Brennpunkt der Biodiversität
- Biodiversitäts-Hotspotplace with a significant level of biodiversity
- Brennpunkt der Biodiversitätplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Hebrew נקודה חמה
- נקודה חמה (n'kudá khamá)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Hindi जैवविविधता हॉटस्पॉट
- जैवविविधता हॉटस्पॉट (jaivvividhtā hŏṭaspŏṭ)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Indonesian titik panas keanekaragaman hayati
- titik panas keanekaragaman hayatiplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Italian punto caldo di biodiversità
- punto caldo di biodiversitàplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Japanese 生物多様性ホットスポット, ホットスポット
- 生物多様性ホットスポット (seibutsu tayō-sei hotto supotto)place with a significant level of biodiversity
- ホットスポット (hotto supotto)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Korean 생물 다양성 핫스팟
- 생물 다양성 핫스팟 (saengmul dayangseong hatseupat)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Polish ognisko bioróżnorodności
- ognisko bioróżnorodnościplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Portuguese hotspot de biodiversidade, hotspot ecológico
- hotspot de biodiversidadeplace with a significant level of biodiversity
- hotspot ecológicoplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Russian оча́г биоразнообразия
- оча́г биоразнообразия (očág bioraznoobrazija)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Spanish punto caliente
- punto calienteplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Swedish biologisk hetfläck
- biologisk hetfläckplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Ukrainian гаря́ча то́чка біорізноманіття
- гаря́ча то́чка біорізноманіття (harjáča tóčka bioriznomanittja)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Urdu حیاتی تنوع علاقہ
- حیاتی تنوع علاقہ (jaivvividhtā hŏṭaspŏṭ)place with a significant level of biodiversity
Vietnamese điểm nóng về đa dạng sinh học
- điểm nóng về đa dạng sinh họcplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Welsh llecyn cyfoethog o ran bioamrywiaeth
- llecyn cyfoethog o ran bioamrywiaethplace with a significant level of biodiversity
Cite this entry
biodiversity hotspot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodiversity%20hotspot
“biodiversity hotspot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodiversity%20hotspot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biodiversity hotspot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodiversity%20hotspot.
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