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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBiodiversity
/ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsɪti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.
"Deforestation poses a severe threat to the region's rich biodiversity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'biodiversity' is a portmanteau of 'biological' and 'diversity', coined in the 1980s during the conservation movement to emphasize the variety of life on Earth. It reflects the growing awareness of the importance of ecological balance and the need to protect various species and ecosystems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biodiversity" is said worldwide
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biodiversité
Transliteration: biodiversité
"Il est crucial de protéger la biodiversité de cette forêt tropicale."
Biodiversität
Transliteration: Biodiversität
"Der Klimawandel gefährdet die globale Biodiversität."
biodiversità
Transliteration: biodiversità
"Dobbiamo preservare la biodiversità dei nostri oceani."
biodiversidad
Transliteration: biodiversidad
"La reserva natural es famosa por su gran biodiversidad."
biodiversidade
Transliteration: biodiversidade
"A Amazônia abriga uma imensa biodiversidade."
जैविक विविधता
Transliteration: jaivik vividhata
"वनों की कटाई से जैव विविधता को खतरा है।"
生物多样性
Transliteration: shēngwù duōyàngxìng
"保护生物多样性对生态平衡至关重要。"
생물다양성
Transliteration: saengmul dayangseong
"우리는 지구의 생물다양성을 보존해야 합니다."
生物多様性
Transliteration: seibutsu tayōsei
"地球上の生物多様性を守るための取り組みが続けられています。"
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