noun
- the animal and plant life of a particular region or habitat
Usage: scientific
Examples
- The biota of the Amazon rainforest includes thousands of species.
- Scientists studied the marine biota around the coral reef.
- Climate change threatens the biota of polar regions.
- The island’s unique biota evolved in isolation.
- Researchers cataloged the biota of the national park.
- Pollution has severely damaged the lake’s biota.