biotan.

Brit.

/bʌɪˈəʊtə/, U.S.

/baɪˈoʊdə/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: biotic adj., -a suffix¹.

Etymology: < biot- (in biotic adj.) + -a suffix¹: compare quot. 1901. Compare ancient Greek βιοτή life, feminine form corresponding to βιότος life ( < βίος life (see bio- comb. form) + -τος, suffix forming nouns).

Ecology.

Animal and plant life (fauna and flora) considered collectively; the collective animal and plant life of a particular geographical region, period, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > population > [noun]

increase1559

standing crop1683

populace1742

population1803

abundance1898

biota1901

1901 L. Stejneger in Amer. Naturalist 35 89 The author, like many other writers..has felt the need of a comprehensive term to include both fauna and flora which will..designate the total of animal and plant life of a given region or period..also any treatise upon the animals and plants of any geographical area... As such a term I would suggest Biota.

1939 Nature 25 Mar. 504/2 A high percentage of the biota belongs to the great tropical Indo-West-Pacific group, and includes reef corals.

1959 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 103 276/2 The fossil record supplies a wealth of data on changes in..entire biotas during long spans of time.

1979 A. C. Clarke Fountains of Paradise 108 There would be running water, small seas—and, above all, vegetation—the beginnings of a carefully planned biota.

2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 Apr. 42/4 The world's biota—its combined plant and animal life—is being homogenized.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	biota
释义	biotan. Brit. /bʌɪˈəʊtə/, U.S. /baɪˈoʊdə/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: biotic adj., -a suffix¹. Etymology: < biot- (in biotic adj.) + -a suffix¹: compare quot. 1901. Compare ancient Greek βιοτή life, feminine form corresponding to βιότος life ( < βίος life (see bio- comb. form) + -τος, suffix forming nouns). Ecology. Animal and plant life (fauna and flora) considered collectively; the collective animal and plant life of a particular geographical region, period, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > population > [noun] increase1559 standing crop1683 populace1742 population1803 abundance1898 biota1901 1901 L. Stejneger in Amer. Naturalist 35 89 The author, like many other writers..has felt the need of a comprehensive term to include both fauna and flora which will..designate the total of animal and plant life of a given region or period..also any treatise upon the animals and plants of any geographical area... As such a term I would suggest Biota. 1939 Nature 25 Mar. 504/2 A high percentage of the biota belongs to the great tropical Indo-West-Pacific group, and includes reef corals. 1959 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 103 276/2 The fossil record supplies a wealth of data on changes in..entire biotas during long spans of time. 1979 A. C. Clarke Fountains of Paradise 108 There would be running water, small seas—and, above all, vegetation—the beginnings of a carefully planned biota. 2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 Apr. 42/4 The world's biota—its combined plant and animal life—is being homogenized. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1901
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