[bahy-ohm] 
| a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, esp. such a community that has developed to climax. |
| bi·ome (bī'ōm') n. A major regional or global biotic community, such as a grassland or desert, characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate. |
biome bi·ome (bī'ōm')
n.
The total complex of biotic communities occupying and characterizing a particular area or zone, such as a desert or deciduous forest.
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