biome

B3I1O1M3E1
/ˈbaɪ.oʊm/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbɑjəwm/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbɑjəm/

noun

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

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Meanings

nounbiome (plural biomes)

plural biomes

  1. Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.
  2. All the genomes of such a community.

Origin

From bio- + -ome.

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Translations

Catalan bioma
  • biomabiological community
Chinese Cantonese 生物羣落
  • 生物羣落 (sang¹ mat⁶ kwan⁴ lok⁶)biological community
Czech biom
  • biombiological community
Danish biom
  • biombiological community
Dutch bioom
  • bioombiological community
Esperanto biomo
  • biomobiological community
Estonian elukooslus, kooslus
  • elukooslusbiological community
  • kooslusbiological community
  • bioombiological community
Finnish biomi
  • biomibiological community
French biome
  • biomebiological community
German Biom
  • Biombiological community
Indonesian bioma
  • biomabiological community
Irish bithóm
  • bithómbiological community
Italian bioma
  • biomabiological community
Malay biom
  • biombiological community
Polish biom
  • biombiological community
Portuguese bioma
  • biomabiological community
Romanian biom
  • biombiological community
Russian биом
  • биом (biom)biological community
Spanish bioma
  • biomabiological community
Swedish biom
  • biombiological community
Thai ชีวนิเวศ
  • ชีวนิเวศ (chii-wá-ní-wêet)biological community
Ukrainian біом
  • біом (biom)biological community
Cite this entry
APA

biome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biome

MLA

“biome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biome.

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