Definition
Plural of biota; the animal and plant life found in a particular region or time period.
Etymology
From Greek bios (life) + -ta (collective suffix). The term biota was coined in the early 20th century to describe the total collection of living organisms in an ecosystem or geological era.
Kelly Says
Scientists use 'biotas' to compare life across different planets or moons—if we ever find life on Mars, we'd describe its biota! The word lets us think of millions of species as one unified concept.
Translations
ARالعربية
مجموعات بيولوجية
mujtama'at bayolojia
BNবাংলা
জীৱ-সংঘ
jeev-songho
DEDeutsch
Biotas
bī-o-tas
ELΕλληνικά
βιοτόποι
vyo-to-poi
ESEspañol
biotas
bio-tahs
FAفارسی
زیستبوم
ziist-boom
FRFrançais
biotas
bjø-tahs
HEעברית
אוכלוסיות
o-ch-lu-si-yot
HIहिन्दी
जीव-समूह
jeev-samah
IDBahasa Indonesia
biota
bio-ta
ITItaliano
biotas
bio-tas
MRMR
जीवसमुहा
jeev-samuha
MSBahasa Melayu
biota
bio-ta
NLNederlands
biotas
bio-tas
PAPA
ਜੀਵ-સੰਗਠਨ
jeev-sangathan
PTPortuguês
biotas
bī-o-tas
SWKiswahili
biotas
bio-tas
TAதமிழ்
வாழும் உயிரினங்கள்
vaazhum uyirin-gal
TEతెలుగు
జీవజాలం
jeeva-jaalam
THไทย
ชีวมณฑล
chi-mo-mhan-lon
TRTürkçe
biyotas
bi-yo-tas
UKУкраїнська
біоти
bi-oti
URاردو
जैविकات
jaayv-ikaat
VITiếng Việt
sinh vật
sinh vat