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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBiogeography
/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.dʒiˈɒɡ.rə.fi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The study of the distribution of biological organisms across geographical areas and through geological time.
"Biogeography helps us understand how species adapt to different environments." - 2
A branch of science that examines the relationships between living organisms and their environments in different regions.
"The biogeography of the Amazon rainforest reveals a complex web of interactions among species."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'biogeography' is derived from the combination of 'bio-', meaning life, from the Greek 'bios', and 'geography', from the Greek 'geographia', which refers to the description of the Earth. The term emerged in the 19th century as scientists began to study the distribution of species and ecosystems in relation to geographic space.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biogeography" is said worldwide
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biogéographie
Transliteration: biogéographie
"La biogéographie étudie la distribution des espèces."
Biogeographie
Transliteration: Biogeographie
"Die Biogeographie untersucht die Verbreitung von Organismen."
biogeografia
Transliteration: biogeografia
"La biogeografia analizza la distribuzione delle specie."
biogeografía
Transliteration: biogeografía
"La biogeografía estudia la distribución de los organismos."
biogeografia
Transliteration: biogeografia
"A biogeografia investiga a distribuição das espécies."
जैव भूगोल
Transliteration: jaiv bhūgol
"जैव भूगोल जीवों के वितरण का अध्ययन करता है।"
生物地理学
Transliteration: shēngwù dìlǐxué
"生物地理学研究物种的分布。"
생물지리학
Transliteration: saengmuljiri hak
"생물지리학은 생물의 분포를 연구합니다."
生物地理学
Transliteration: seibutsu chirigaku
"生物地理学は生物の分布を研究します。"
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