biodiversity

  • 1biodiversity — also bio diversity, by 1988, from BIO (Cf. bio ) + DIVERSITY (Cf. diversity) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2biodiversity — ► NOUN ▪ the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3biodiversity — [bī′ōdə vʉr′sə tē, bī′ōdīvʉr′sə tē] n. diversity, or variety, in the living things in a particular area, region, etc. at a particular time …

    English World dictionary

  • 4Biodiversity — Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef …

    Wikipedia

  • 5biodiversity — /buy oh di verr si tee, duy /, n. diversity of plant and animal species in an environment. [1985 90, Amer.] * * * Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where… …

    Universalium

  • 6biodiversity — adj. Biodiversity is used with these nouns: ↑conservation …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 7biodiversity — bi|o|di|ver|si|ty [ˌbaıəudaıˈvə:sıti, dı US ˌbaıoudaıˈvə:r , dı ] n [U] technical the variety of plants and animals in a particular place ▪ the biodiversity of the rainforest …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8biodiversity — [[t]ba͟ɪoʊdaɪvɜ͟ː(r)sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment …

    English dictionary

  • 9biodiversity — /baɪoʊdəˈvɜsəti/ (say buyohduh versuhtee) noun the variety of species of plants, animals and microorganisms, their genes, and the ecosystems they comprise, often considered in relation to a particular area: threats to coastal biodiversity.… …

  • 10biodiversity — biologinė įvairovė statusas Aprobuotas sritis karo inžinerija apibrėžtis Gyvųjų žemės, jūrų ir kitų vandens ekosistemų, taip pat kitų organizmų ir ekologinių kompleksų įvairovė, įskaitant vidurūšinę, tarprūšinę ir ekosistemų įvairovę. atitikmenys …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)