: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
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Tropical savannas are the most flammable biome on the planet, burning as often as twice per year.
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Christopher Roos, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Environments range from all the staples of gaming biomes, from grassy woods to snowy hills, and the eventual lava levels with every trope in between.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
By changing the setting to a series of islands, the regional biomes are less diverse than, say, the desert zone or snowy one, but contain individualized puzzles and dungeons unique to each.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
But the new study is notable for assessing more species across multiple biomes, including tropical, temperate, and boreal forests.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
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Christopher Roos, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Environments range from all the staples of gaming biomes, from grassy woods to snowy hills, and the eventual lava levels with every trope in between.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
By changing the setting to a series of islands, the regional biomes are less diverse than, say, the desert zone or snowy one, but contain individualized puzzles and dungeons unique to each.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
But the new study is notable for assessing more species across multiple biomes, including tropical, temperate, and boreal forests.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
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biome
noun
bi·ome
ˈbī-ˌōm 
: a major type of ecological community
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