BIOME
What does "BIOME" mean?
A large community of plants and animals defined by its climate, such as a desert or rainforest.
Meanings
- A major regional ecological community of organisms shaped by climate and geography, such as tundra, grassland, or tropical rainforest. The taiga is the largest land biome on Earth. technical
Did you know?
- The word 'biome' was coined by American ecologist Frederic Clements around 1916, fusing Greek 'bios' (life) with the '-ome' ending later made famous by 'genome'.
Word origin
Coined in English in the 1910s-1920s from Greek 'bios' ('life') plus the suffix '-ome' (a collective whole), modeled on words like 'genome'; attributed to American ecologist Frederic Clements.
Remember it
BIOME = 'bio' (life) + 'home': a biome is a vast home for life, defined by its climate.
A little poem
Climate draws the line-
rainforest, tundra, desert:
each its own whole world.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the rainforest and the tundra never agree on anything? They lived in completely different biomes - same planet, opposite homes for life.
What it teaches
Climate, not borders, decides what can live where; the map that matters is the one of rainfall and heat.
Quick facts
What does BIOME mean?
A large community of plants and animals defined by its climate, such as a desert or rainforest.
Is BIOME a valid word?
Yes — BIOME is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BIOME?
BIOME has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BIOME come from?
Coined in English in the 1910s-1920s from Greek 'bios' ('life') plus the suffix '-ome' (a collective whole), modeled on words like 'genome'; attributed to American ecologist Frederic Clements.
What can BIOME teach us?
Climate, not borders, decides what can live where; the map that matters is the one of rainfall and heat.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.