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bi·o·ta
(bī-ō′tə)n.
The living organisms of a region or habitat: soil biota; the biota of Australia.
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biota
(baɪˈəʊtə)n
(Biology) the plant and animal life of a particular region or period
[C20: from New Latin, from Greek biotē way of life, from bios life]
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bi•o•ta
(baɪˈoʊ tə)n.
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
[1901; < Greek biotḗ life, akin to bíos; see bio-]
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biota
the animal or plant life of a particular region.
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Noun | 1. | biota - all the plant and animal life of a particular region aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole fauna, zoology - all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch" botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" |
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