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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Biome

/(bī"ōm)/ · Bi·ome · IPA /ˈbaɪ.oʊm/
01 n. a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and an…
  1. 1.
    a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable equilibrium, such as a rain forest biome or prairie biome.(Ecology)
  2. 2.
    a particular region which is a biome{1}.