biotope
noun
bio·tope
ˈbī-ə-ˌtōp 
: a region uniform in environmental conditions and in its populations of animals and plants for which it is the habitat
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For the Netherlands, growing vertically with the biotope could also help with a pressing issue -- flooding.
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Giovanni Prati, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022
And a century-plus seclusion from the world outside has turned the park into a fragile biotope with unique plants and animals that need protection.
—Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2021
The French government has gradually acknowledged its responsibility in disrupting French Polynesia’s biotope and failing to properly dismantle the testing sites.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 24 May 2018
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Giovanni Prati, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022
And a century-plus seclusion from the world outside has turned the park into a fragile biotope with unique plants and animals that need protection.
—Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2021
The French government has gradually acknowledged its responsibility in disrupting French Polynesia’s biotope and failing to properly dismantle the testing sites.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 24 May 2018
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“Biotope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotope. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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