BIOGEOGRAPHY

biogeography

(noun) dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biogeography (countable and uncountable, plural biogeographies)

(uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things

The geographical distribution of a particular living thing

Source: Wiktionary


Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. geography.]

Definition: The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zoögeography and phytogeography. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic (#), a. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly (#), adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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