"life zone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: life zones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} life zone (plural life zones)
  1. Any large portion of the Earth's land area which has a generally uniform climate and soil and therefore a high degree of uniformity in the composition of species; a number of different classifications have been proposed by different people. Wikipedia link: life zone
    Sense id: en-life_zone-en-noun-rHB~Rvib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Related terms: Alleghenian, arctic-alpine, arid transition, Austrariparian, boreal, Canadian, Carolinian, cool temperate, Hudsonian, humid transition, lower Sonoran, polar, subpolar, subtropical, tropical, upper Sonoran, warm temperate

Inflected forms

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