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biodiversitythe variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/

Korean meaning: 생물 다양성, 생태계 내 동식물 종의 다양성

Korean pronunciation: 바이오다이**버**서티

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's garden has more biodiversity than some national parks - she grows vegetables, flowers, and somehow manages to attract every bug in the neighborhood.
  • Climate change is one of the biggest threats to global biodiversity.
  • The biodiversity in my office is limited to coffee plants, stressed employees, and the occasional spider that everyone screams about.

biodiversity

NOUN

//ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti//

the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat

biodiversity concept
💡 Concept

the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti/

🌳Etymology

Prefixbio--
Rootdivers
Suffix--ity

Origin

From Greek 'bio' meaning life and Latin 'diversitas' meaning diversity or variety. The term was coined in the late 20th century to describe the variety of living organisms in nature.

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🎵Rhyme

universitydiversityadversity
university
diversity
adversity

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's garden has more biodiversity than some national parks - she grows vegetables, flowers, and somehow manages to attract every bug in the neighborhood.

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to global biodiversity.

😄 Fun example

The biodiversity in my office is limited to coffee plants, stressed employees, and the occasional spider that everyone screams about.

Scientists study biodiversity to understand how ecosystems function and interact.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

biological diversityspecies diversityecological varietybiotic diversity

Antonyms

monoculturebiological uniformityspecies depletion

Related

ecosystemconservationhabitatextinctionendangered speciesecology