biota
noun[Uorplural]
environmentspecializeduk/baɪˈəʊ.tə/us/baɪˈoʊ.t̬ə/theanimalsandplantslivingin aparticularplace,time, orhabitat(= onetypeofnaturalenvironment):
生物群，某地区（或时期）的动植物Scientists willtrytodeterminewhateffectsthechemicalpollutantshave onsoilbiota.科学家们将尝试确定化学污染物对土壤生物群有什么影响。
- Oneissueis thepossibletransferofforeignbiota to otherriversandlakesaffectedby theoutlet.
- Fragilefloraandriverbiota can beunwittinglydestroyedin thezealtoexperiencethegreatoutdoors.
- More thanhalfof thelargemammalbiota of the Americasdisappearedin acataclysmicextinctionwaveat the very end of thePleistoceneEra.
- HeinstantlylovedMadagascar'swarm, Afro-Asiancultureandexoticbiota.
- A 2015 biotastudyfoundnomajorinvasivespeciesin thelake.
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- anti-parasitic
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- family
- fauna
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- migrant
- non-mammalian
- non-placental
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- ruminant
- scavenger
- secondary consumer
- songster
- undomesticated