biogeography

noun

bio·​ge·​og·​ra·​phy ˌbī-ō-jē-ˈä-grə-fē 

: a science that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants

biogeographer

ˌbī-ō-jē-ˈä-grə-fər 

noun

biogeographic

ˌbī-ō-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

or biogeographical

ˌbī-ō-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 

biogeographic distribution of organisms

biogeographical ranges

Examples of biogeography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Island biogeography and competition drive rapid venom complexity evolution across rattlesnakes As the marketing coordinator at Discover Magazine, Stephanie Edwards interacts with readers across Discover's social media channels and writes digital content. —Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025

The Pleistocene’s serial ice ages remade entire landscapes, created continental shifts in biogeography, dramatically changed sea level and spawned serial extinctions. —Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024

This rediscovery after three decades has helped scientists better understand fairy lanterns and their evolution and biogeography as a whole. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023

But such studies can be hard to publish in prominent journals, which favor studies of ecology, biogeography, or conservation. —Byemiliano Rodríguez Mega, science.org, 8 Feb. 2023

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biogeography

• bibliography
• choreography
• chromatography
• crystallography
• hagiography
• iconography
• lexicography
• metallography
• myelography
• oceanography
• physiography
• plethysmography

Medical Definition

biogeography

noun

bio·​ge·​og·​ra·​phy -jē-ˈäg-rə-fē 

plural biogeographies

: a branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants

biogeographic

-ˌjē-ə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

or biogeographical

-i-kəl