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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "očág bioraznoobrazija",
"sense": "place with a significant level of biodiversity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "оча́г биоразнообразия"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "place with a significant level of biodiversity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punto caliente"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "place with a significant level of biodiversity",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "biologisk hetfläck"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "harjáča tóčka bioriznomanittja",
"sense": "place with a significant level of biodiversity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "гаря́ча то́чка біорізноманіття"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "jaivvividhtā hŏṭaspŏṭ",
"sense": "place with a significant level of biodiversity",
"word": "حیاتی تنوع علاقہ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "place with a significant level of biodiversity",
"word": "điểm nóng về đa dạng sinh học"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "place with a significant level of biodiversity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llecyn cyfoethog o ran bioamrywiaeth"
}
],
"word": "biodiversity hotspot"
}
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