Meanings
plural biotas
- countableuncountablebiologyThe living organisms of a region.
Although the broad macroevolutionary consequences of mass extinctions are well known (as in the dinosaurs-mammals changeover), their long-term effects on the temporal and spatial dynamics of clades and biotas are rarely investigated.
2009 February 6, Andrew Z. Krug et al., “Signature of the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction in the Modern Biota”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 767–771 - countableuncountableA coniferous tree, Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis, syn. Biota orientalis).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of life; Biota; all living things.
More synonyms by meaning
nounall the plant and animal life of a particular region
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβιοτή
- New Latinbiota
- Englishbiota
From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian източна туя, източна биота
- източна туя (iztočna tuja)Platycladus orientalis
- източна биота (iztočna biota)Platycladus orientalis
- източен платикладус (iztočen platikladus)Platycladus orientalis
- източен мазия (iztočen mazija)Platycladus orientalis
Chinese Mandarin 生物群, 生物相
- 生物群 (shēngwùqún)the living organisms of a region
- 生物相 (shēngwùxiāng)the living organisms of a region
Estonian elustik, bioota
- elustikthe living organisms of a region
- biootathe living organisms of a region
Finnish biota, eliöstö
- biotathe living organisms of a region
- eliöstöthe living organisms of a region
French biote
- biotethe living organisms of a region
German Biota
- Biotathe living organisms of a region
Greek βιόκοσμος
- βιόκοσμος (viókosmos)the living organisms of a region
Hungarian bióta
- biótathe living organisms of a region
Italian biota
- biotathe living organisms of a region
Portuguese biota
- biotathe living organisms of a region
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
biota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biota
“biota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biota. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biota,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biota.
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