biosphere

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biosphere

  • /ˈbaɪəʊˌsfɪə(ɹ)/

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Borrowed from German Biosphäre, coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in 1875. By surface analysis, bio- + -sphere.

noun biospheres

  1. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
  2. The totality of living organisms and their environment. Patavig is the second of the Macedon system's giant terrestrial planets, and by far the more interesting. Most of the surface is covered by a vast sea of liquid ammonia, in which a unique aquatic ammonia-based biosphere has developed. While the frozen continents are largely bereft of life, a rich bo

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noun part of Earth capable of supporting life

Españolbiosfera
한국어생물권 saengmulgwon
日本語生物圏 seibutsuken
中文生物圈 shēngwùquān
हिन्दीजीवमंडल jīvmaṇḍal
Portuguêsbiosfera
Françaisbiosphère
DeutschBiosphäre
Italianobiosfera
Ελληνικάβιόσφαιρα viósfaira
Русскийбиосфе́ра biosféra
Tiếng Việtsinh quyển
עבריתביוספרה biosféra

noun totality of living organisms

हिन्दीजीवमंडल jīvmaṇḍal
Ελληνικάβιόσφαιρα viósfaira

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@misc{biosphere_2026,
  title = {biosphere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biosphere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}