biodiversity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌbaɪoʊdɑɪˈvɚsəti/ (Canada)
- /ˌbaɪoʊdəˈvɚsəti/ (General-American)
- /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-ɾi] (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English diversity English biodiversity From bio- + diversity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
A drop in global biodiversity is putting our ability to produce food at risk, a new United Nations report warns.
2019 February 22, James Griffiths, “‘Extinction crisis’ threatening global food supply, UN report warns”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| biodiversities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biodiverse · biodiversity hotspot · megabiodiversity · human biodiversity · agrobiodiversity · agricultural biodiversity · sociobiodiversity · biodiversity offset · microbiodiversity · macrobiodiversity · paleobiodiversity
Translations (70)
nn biomangfald (diversity of flora and fauna) · sk biodiverzita (diversity of flora and fauna) · ca biodiversitat (diversity of flora and fauna) · ja 生物多様性 (diversity of flora and fauna) · de Biodiversität (diversity of flora and fauna) · km ជីវចំរុះ (diversity of flora and fauna) · fr biodiversité (diversity of flora and fauna) · cy bioamrywiaeth (diversity of flora and fauna) · hi जैव विविधता (diversity of flora and fauna) · sv biologisk mångfald (diversity of flora and fauna) · bg биологичното разнообразие (diversity of flora and fauna) · de Artenreichtum (diversity of flora and fauna) · nn biodiversitet (diversity of flora and fauna) · bg биоразнообразие (diversity of flora and fauna) · ru биоразнообра́зие (diversity of flora and fauna) · nl soortenrijkdom (diversity of flora and fauna) · de biologische Diversität (diversity of flora and fauna) · fi elonkirjo (diversity of flora and fauna) · ta பல்லுயிர் (diversity of flora and fauna) · ar تَنَوُّع البِيُولُوجِيّ (diversity of flora and fauna) · be біаразнастайнасць (diversity of flora and fauna) · pt biodiversidade (diversity of flora and fauna) · eo biodiverseco (diversity of flora and fauna) · la biodiversitas (diversity of flora and fauna) · pl bioróżnorodność (diversity of flora and fauna) · gd bith-iomadachd (diversity of flora and fauna) · id biodiversitas (diversity of flora and fauna) · mt bijodiversità (diversity of flora and fauna) · ro biodiversitate (diversity of flora and fauna) · mr जैवविविधता (diversity of flora and fauna) · id keragaman hayati (diversity of flora and fauna) · fa تنوع زیستی (diversity of flora and fauna) · vi đa dạng sinh học (diversity of flora and fauna) · ga bithéagsúlacht (diversity of flora and fauna) · gl biodiversidade (diversity of flora and fauna) · de Sortenvielfalt (diversity of flora and fauna) · de biologische Vielfalt (diversity of flora and fauna) · ms biodiversiti (diversity of flora and fauna) · hu biodiverzitás (diversity of flora and fauna) · sv biodiversitet (diversity of flora and fauna) · is líffræðileg fjölbreytni (diversity of flora and fauna) · te జీవవైవిధ్యం (diversity of flora and fauna) · cs biodiverzita (diversity of flora and fauna) · be біялагічная разнастайнасць (diversity of flora and fauna) · hy կենսաբազմազանություն (diversity of flora and fauna) · th ความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพ (diversity of flora and fauna) · nl biodiversiteit (diversity of flora and fauna) · kw bewdhiverseth (diversity of flora and fauna) · oc biodiversitat (diversity of flora and fauna) · uk біорізномані́тність (diversity of flora and fauna) · az biomüxtəliflik (diversity of flora and fauna) · it biodiversità (diversity of flora and fauna) · nn biologisk mangfald (diversity of flora and fauna) · cmn 生物多樣性 /生物多样性 (diversity of flora and fauna) · es biodiversidad (diversity of flora and fauna) · ka ბიომრავალფეროვნება (diversity of flora and fauna) · sl biodiverziteta (diversity of flora and fauna) · nrf biodivèrsité (diversity of flora and fauna) · de Artenvielfalt (diversity of flora and fauna) · fo lívfrøðiligt margfeldni (diversity of flora and fauna) · ko 생물의 다양성 (diversity of flora and fauna) · be біяразнастайнасць (diversity of flora and fauna) · mk биолошката разновидност (diversity of flora and fauna) · nb biodiversitet (diversity of flora and fauna) · ms biokepelbagaian (diversity of flora and fauna) · nb biomangfold n biologisk mangfold (diversity of flora and fauna) · fi biodiversiteetti (diversity of flora and fauna) · el βιοποικιλότητα (diversity of flora and fauna) · uk біорізномані́ття (diversity of flora and fauna) · tl saribuhay (diversity of flora and fauna)