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bi·ome (bm)
n.
The total complex of biotic communities occupying and characterizing a particular area or zone, such as a desert or deciduous forest.
biome
[bī′ōm]
Etymology: Gk, bios + oma, tumor, mass
the collection of biologic communities existing in and characteristic of a broad geographic region, such as desert, tropical forest, or savanna. A biome includes all organisms of a particular region.
biome
a large, distinct, easily differentiated community of organisms in a major ecological region.


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