bi·o·ta (b -  t )n. The combined flora and fauna of a region. [New Latin, from Greek biot  , way of life, from bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] |
biota [baɪˈəʊtə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the plant and animal life of a particular region or period
[from New Latin, from Greek biotē way of life, from bios life]
| biota (b-t) The organisms of a specific region or period considered as a group. |
biota
the animal or plant life of a particular region.
See also: Animals, Plants
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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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