: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
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From there, experts will study how the gut biomes of trial volunteers change over time, and how that may affect their overall immune systems while battling cancer.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the team, rainforests have long been overlooked as a setting for the development of our species—with the biomes long thought of as natural barriers to human occupation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The genre, led by the likes of Minecraft (2011) and Rust (2013), to name a few, has players gathering resources from diverse biomes to keep their hunger in check, create shelters, and survive hardships.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Cerrado is the world's most biodiverse savanna, home to 5% of the planet's animals and plants, South America's second-largest biome after the Amazon and a key source of freshwater for most of the continent.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the team, rainforests have long been overlooked as a setting for the development of our species—with the biomes long thought of as natural barriers to human occupation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The genre, led by the likes of Minecraft (2011) and Rust (2013), to name a few, has players gathering resources from diverse biomes to keep their hunger in check, create shelters, and survive hardships.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Cerrado is the world's most biodiverse savanna, home to 5% of the planet's animals and plants, South America's second-largest biome after the Amazon and a key source of freshwater for most of the continent.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Biome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biome. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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biome
noun
bi·ome
ˈbī-ˌōm 
: a major type of ecological community
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