biodiversitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.daɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.dɪˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this:
a new National Biological Survey to protect species habitat and biodiversity
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anatomy
- artificial selection
- assimilate
- biological
- biologist
- biophysics
- biotechnology
- body clock
- entomology
- food web
- food chain
- geotropism
- motility
- naturalist
- poikilothermic
- sting
- survival of the fittest
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