"biome" meaning in English

See biome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪ.oʊm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biome.wav Forms: biomes [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + -ome. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|bio|ome}} bio- + -ome Head templates: {{en-noun}} biome (plural biomes)
  1. Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert. Translations (biological community): bioma [masculine] (Catalan), 生物羣落 (sang¹ mat⁶ kwan⁴ lok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), biom [masculine] (Czech), biom [neuter] (Danish), bioom [neuter] (Dutch), biomo (Esperanto), biomi (Finnish), biome [masculine] (French), bioma (Galician), Biom [neuter] (German), bioma (Indonesian), bithóm [masculine] (Irish), bioma [masculine] (Italian), biom (Malay), biom [masculine] (Polish), bioma [masculine] (Portuguese), biom [neuter] (Romanian), биом (biom) [masculine] (Russian), bioma [masculine] (Spanish), biom [neuter] (Swedish), ชีวนิเวศ (chii-wá-ní-wêet) (Thai), біом (biom) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-biome-en-noun-vt7uXiv4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'biological community': 76 24
  2. All the genomes of such a community. Categories (topical): Biology, Ecology
    Sense id: en-biome-en-noun-NRQuatMc Disambiguation of Biology: 0 100 Disambiguation of Ecology: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ome, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ome: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "word": "biom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bioma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "biom"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "biom",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "биом"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bioma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "biom"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chii-wá-ní-wêet",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "word": "ชีวนิเวศ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "biom",
      "sense": "biological community",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "біом"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "biome"
  ],
  "word": "biome"
}

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