biogeography

noun

bio·​ge·​og·​ra·​phy ˌbī-ō-jē-ˈä-grə-fē How to pronounce biogeography (audio)
: a science that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
biogeographer noun
biogeographic adjective
biogeographic distribution of organisms
biogeographical ranges

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As for the second tenet of island biogeography, the researchers didn’t find a straightforward relationship between language diversity and remoteness. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 The Pleistocene’s serial ice ages remade entire landscapes, created continental shifts in biogeography, dramatically changed sea level and spawned serial extinctions. Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024 Aside from the hits, Santore’s long-form videos offer a panoramic botanical and geological breakdown of a location, explaining au courant topics like plant speciation and biogeography, alongside profane rants about climate change and the state of things in general. Jesse Will, Outside Online, 15 Mar. 2022 The biogeography of Australia is well known. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2010 See all Example Sentences for biogeography 

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Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biogeography was in 1884

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“Biogeography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biogeography. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

biogeography

noun
bio·​ge·​og·​ra·​phy -jē-ˈäg-rə-fē How to pronounce biogeography (audio)
plural biogeographies
: a branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
biogeographic adjective
or biogeographical

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