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biodiversity
/ˌbaɪoʊdɑɪˈvɚsəti/
noun
The variety of plant and animal life in an area.
- “Protecting biodiversity helps ecosystems stay healthy.”Toofey
- “Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)