Biota
/baɪˈəʊtə/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The living organisms of a region.
"Although the broad macroevolutionary consequences of mass extinctions are well known (as in the dinosaurs-mammals changeover), their long-term effects on the temporal and spatial dynamics of clades and biotas are rarely investigated."
- 2 all the plant and animal life of a particular region wordnet
- 3 A coniferous tree, Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis, syn. Biota orientalis).
Example
More examples"For a start, we have a very incomplete knowledge of the earth's biota."
Etymology
From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos).