biome

noun

bi·​ome ˈbī-ˌōm How to pronounce biome (audio)
: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)

Examples of biome in a Sentence

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Little is known about this hungry mob who spawns late at night and wanders all biomes in search of hamburgers. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 Boreal forests, also known as taiga, are the world’s biggest biome and cover subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025 From more types of materials players could use to build and decorate to more animals that inhabited the world to more biomes for players to explore. Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025 Students, take the quiz and then tell us: How vibrant and healthy is your social biome, according to the quiz? Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biome

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 2 + -ome

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of biome was in 1916

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“Biome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biome. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

biome

noun
bi·​ome ˈbī-ˌōm How to pronounce biome (audio)
: a major type of ecological community

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