Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biome

/ˈbaɪ.oʊm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: biome
IPA: /ˈbaɪ.oʊm/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

noun

All the genomes of such a community.

Etymology

From bio- + -ome.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bio
Suffix: ome

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Inflected Forms

biomes (plural)

Derived Forms

agrobiome anthropobiome bathome biomed enterobiome glycobiome holobiome macrobiome metabiome microbiome mycobiome nanobiome

Questions

How do you pronounce biome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪ.oʊm/.
What does biome mean?: Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.
Where does biome come from?: From bio- + -ome.

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