Biogeography

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of the geographical distribution of living things. uncountable
  2. 2
    dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants wordnet
  3. 3
    The geographical distribution of a particular living thing. countable

    "First, any international traveler knows that many pathogenic microbes, both viral and bacterial, have distinct biogeographies."

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"First, any international traveler knows that many pathogenic microbes, both viral and bacterial, have distinct biogeographies."

Etymology

From bio- + geography.

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