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bi⋅o⋅ta

   [bahy-oh-tuh]
–noun Ecology.
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
Origin:
1900–05; < NL < Gk biot life
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bi·o·ta     (bī-ō'tə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The combined flora and fauna of a region.


[New Latin, from Greek biotē, way of life, from bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

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biota

noun
all the plant and animal life of a particular region 

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biota   (bī-ō'tə)  Pronunciation Key 
The organisms of a specific region or period considered as a group.

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