Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biota

/baɪˈoʊtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: bio-ta
IPA: /baɪˈoʊtə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of life; Biota; all living things.

Uncountable

noun

The living organisms of a region.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A coniferous tree, Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis, syn. Biota orientalis).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although the broad macroevolutionary consequences of mass extinctions are well known (as in the dinosaurs-mammals changeover), their long-term effects on the temporal and spatial dynamics of clades and biotas are rarely investigated."

Etymology

From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: biota, βιοτή

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /baɪˈoʊtə/
British English: /baɪˈəʊtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

biotas (plural)

Derived Forms

epibiota gnotobiota macrobiota microbiota mycobiota paleobiota

Synonyms

life biology

Rhymes With

minnesota dakota toyota quota iota dota lakota rota lota scrota

Questions

How do you pronounce biota?: The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈoʊtə/.
What does biota mean?: Synonym of life; Biota; all living things.
Where does biota come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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