Meanings
nounbiotope (plural biotopes)
plural biotopes
- A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
- figurativelya context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise
Origin
- GermanBiotop
- Englishbiotope
Borrowed from German Biotop, from bio- (“life”) + -tope (“place”).
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Arabic موطن أحيائي
- موطن أحيائي (mawṭin ʔaḥyāʔī)geographical area
Catalan biòtop
- biòtopgeographical area
Czech biotop
- biotopgeographical area
Dutch biotoop
- biotoopgeographical area
Esperanto biotopo
- biotopogeographical area
Finnish biotooppi
- biotooppigeographical area
French biotope
- biotopegeographical area
German Biotop
- Biotopgeographical area
Greek βιότοπος
- βιότοπος (viótopos)geographical area
Italian biotopo
- biotopogeographical area
Polish biotop
- biotopgeographical area
Portuguese biótopo
- biótopogeographical area
Romanian biotop
- biotopgeographical area
Russian биото́п
- биото́п (biotóp)geographical area
Spanish biotopo
- biotopogeographical area
Swedish biotop
- biotopgeographical area
Cite this entry
APA
biotope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotope
MLA
“biotope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotope. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biotope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotope.
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