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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBiological diversity
/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl daɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.
"Deforestation poses a severe threat to the biological diversity of the Amazon rainforest." - 2
The variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part.
"International agreements aim to protect biological diversity across both land and oceanic domains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a combination of 'biological', derived from the Greek 'bios' (life) and 'logia' (study of), and 'diversity', originating from the Latin 'diversitas' (difference, variety). The precise compound 'biological diversity' gained widespread scientific prominence in the late 20th century, eventually being popularized as 'biodiversity' during environmental summits in the 1980s and 1990s.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biological diversity" is said worldwide
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biodiversité
Transliteration: byo.di.vɛʁ.si.te
"La préservation de la biodiversité est essentielle pour la planète."
biologische Vielfalt
Transliteration: bioloˈɡɪʃə ˈfiːlfalt
"Der Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt hat oberste Priorität."
biodiversità
Transliteration: bi.o.di.ver.siˈta
"Dobbiamo proteggere la biodiversità marina."
diversidad biológica
Transliteration: di.βeɾ.siˈðað βjoˈlo.xi.ka
"La diversidad biológica es vital para los ecosistemas."
diversidade biológica
Transliteration: di.veɾ.siˈda.dʒi bi.oˈɫɔ.ʒi.kɐ
"A Amazônia possui uma enorme diversidade biológica."
जैविक विविधता
Transliteration: jaivik vividhata
"पर्यावरण के संतुलन के लिए जैविक विविधता आवश्यक है।"
生物多样性
Transliteration: shēng wù duō yàng xìng
"保护生物多样性是全人类的责任。"
생물다양성
Transliteration: saengmul多様seong
"우리는 생물다양성을 보존해야 합니다."
生物多様性
Transliteration: seibutsu tayōsei
"生物多様性の保全が急務である。"
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