: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
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Two degrees Celsius of global warming would be enough to shift 13 percent of Earth’s ecosystems to a new biome, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 14 May 2024
Each biome in the game’s world is a reflection of the journey through that anguish.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 14 May 2024
Each biome in the game’s world is a reflection of the journey through that anguish.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for biome
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“Biome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biome. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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biome
noun
bi·ome
ˈbī-ˌōm 
: a major type of ecological community
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