biome: Meaning and Definition of

bi•ome

Pronunciation: (bī'ōm), [key]
— n. Ecol.
  1. a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, esp. such a community that has developed to climax.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: