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biodiversity hotspot

/ˌbaɪoʊdəˌvɚsəti ˈhɑtˌspɑt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
bi-o-di-vers-i-ty hot-spot
IPA
/ˌbaɪoʊdəˌvɚsəti ˈhɑtˌspɑt/
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From biodiversity + hotspot. The word hotspot to describe such regions appears to have been first used by the British environmentalist Norman Myers (1934–2019) in a 1988 article in The Environmentalist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbaɪoʊdəˌvɚsəti ˈhɑtˌspɑt/
  • British English: /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˌvɜːsɪti ˈhɒtˌspɒt/

Inflected Forms

biodiversity hotspots (plural)

Synonyms

hot spot hotspot

Questions

How do you pronounce biodiversity hotspot?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbaɪoʊdəˌvɚsəti ˈhɑtˌspɑt/.
What does biodiversity hotspot mean?
A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.
Where does biodiversity hotspot come from?
From biodiversity + hotspot. The word hotspot to describe such regions appears to have been first used by the British environmentalist Norman Myers (1934–2019) in a 1988 article in The Environmentalist.

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