Plural of biomass; the total amount of living organisms or organic material in a particular ecosystem or region.
From bio- + mass (from Latin massa, meaning 'lump'). The term emerged in ecology during the 20th century to quantify living matter in ecosystems.
The total biomass of all humans on Earth is actually less than the biomass of just the termites—tiny insects outnumber us by weight!
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