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ecozone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈiːkəʊzəʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈikəˌzoʊn/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- English zone English ecozone From eco- + zone.

Meanings

  1. A large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna.

Forms

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ecozones Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ecozonal

Relateds

eco-region

Synonyms

biozone

Translations (9)

pt ecorregião (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · fr écozone (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · it ecozona (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · pt zona ecológica (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · pt biozona (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · pt ecozona (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · gl ecozona (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · pt biorregião (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity) · pt região ecológica (large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity)