biodiversity
Syllables: bi·o·di·vers·i·tyUK/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti//ˌbaɪoʊdəˈvɚsəti/
biodiversity noun: the diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
Noun
biodiversity (countable and uncountable, plural biodiversities)
- The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
- A drop in global biodiversity is putting our ability to produce food at risk, a new United Nations report warns.2019 February 22, James Griffiths, “‘Extinction crisis’ threatening global food supply, UN report warns”, in CNN
biodiversity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
biodiversity in Hindi
- diversity of flora and fauna
- जैव विविधता jaiv vividhtā
biodiversity in Tamil
- diversity of flora and fauna
- பல்லுயிர் palluyir
biodiversity in Marathi
- diversity of flora and fauna
- जैवविविधता jaivvividhtā
biodiversity in Urdu
- حیاتیاتی تنوع, جیوویودتا, بائیو ڈائیورسٹی
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- biodiversity in Bengali
- জীববৈচিত্র্য, জীব বৈচিত্র্য
- biodiversity in Telugu
- జీవవైవిధ్యం jīvavaividhyaṁ
- biodiversity in Malayalam
- ജൈവവൈവിധ്യം, ജൈവവൈവിദ്ധ്യം
- biodiversity in Kannada
- ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆ, ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯ, ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಯು
- biodiversity in Punjabi
- ਜੈਵ ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ, ਜੈਵ-ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ, ਜੀਵ ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ
- biodiversity in Gujarati
- જૈવવિવિધતા, જૈવ વિવિધતા
- biodiversity in Odia
- ଜୈବ ବିବିଧତା, ଜୀବ ବିବିଧତା, ଜୀବବୈଚିତ୍ର୍ଯ଼
- biodiversity in Nepali
- जैव विविधता, जैव विविधताको
- biodiversity in Tagalog
- saribuhay
- biodiversity in Arabic
- تَنَوُّع البِيُولُوجِيّ tanawwuʕ al-biyūlūjiyy
- biodiversity in Malay
- biokepelbagaian, biodiversiti
- biodiversity in Indonesian
- biodiversitas, keragaman hayati
- biodiversity in Persian
- تنوع زیستی
- biodiversity in Thai
- ความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพ kwaam-làak-lǎai-taang-chii-wá-pâap
- biodiversity in Vietnamese
- đa dạng sinh học
Examples of biodiversity in a sentence
- In fact, a railway lined with hedgerows and shrubs would be perfect for reliability and biodiversity.
- Visitors and local populations need to comprehend—and support—the importance of setting aside lands for biodiversity.
- They don't speak of eugenics but rather of maintaining "human biodiversity".
Forms of biodiversity
| plural | biodiversities |
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Origin of biodiversity
From bio- + diversity.
Words formed from biodiversity
Phrases with biodiversity
Questions about biodiversity
- What does biodiversity mean?
- Biodiversity means the diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
- What is biodiversity in Hindi?
- Biodiversity in Hindi is जैव विविधता (jaiv vividhtā). See Biodiversity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is biodiversity?
- Biodiversity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce biodiversity?
- Biodiversity is pronounced /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of biodiversity?
- The plural of biodiversity is biodiversities.
Words near biodiversity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: biodiversity (page history and authors); biodiversity (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biodiversity (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biodiversity (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biodiversity (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biodiversity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biodiversity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biodiversity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biodiversity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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