单词	biota
释义	biota noun bi·​o·​ta bī-ˈō-tə  : the flora and fauna of a region see also microbiota Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Scientists have long puzzled over the exceptional preservation of certain fossils of Cenozoic-era biota, including plants, fish, amphibians, spiders, and other insects. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022 Last year, a Chinese team published a fossil carapace with a similar shape from the 518-million-year-old Chengjiang biota. Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS, 30 July 2019 Among the ancient biota—or plant and animal life—found so far: four turtle species, eight amphibian species, 15 fishes, 17 mammals, 24 of the winged reptiles called pterosaurs and no fewer than 53 ancient bird species. Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018 Jennifer Kahn and her sources say that the biota has changed drastically before; but never before, since humans appeared 200,000 years ago, have so many species disappeared. The New York Times Magazine, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2018 Last year, a Chinese team published a fossil carapace with a similar shape from the 518-million-year-old Chengjiang biota. Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS, 30 July 2019 The fossil of this four-winged dinosaur was itself unearthed from the 130-million-year-old Jehol biota, a treasure trove of Cretaceous-period fossils in what’s now northeastern China. Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 11 July 2019 Among the ancient biota—or plant and animal life—found so far: four turtle species, eight amphibian species, 15 fishes, 17 mammals, 24 of the winged reptiles called pterosaurs and no fewer than 53 ancient bird species. Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018 Jennifer Kahn and her sources say that the biota has changed drastically before; but never before, since humans appeared 200,000 years ago, have so many species disappeared. The New York Times Magazine, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2018 See More Word History Etymology New Latin, from Greek biotē life; akin to Greek bios First Known Use 1901, in the meaning defined above
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