: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
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Grant Major's team brings Minecraft's Overworld to life with blocky textures, vibrant biomes, and square props.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Amazon rain forest is dangerously close to a tipping point that could rapidly reshape not just the world’s most famous rainforest biome but the whole planet.
—Justin Worland, Time, 9 May 2025
There’s so many biomes to bring to life and so many majestic and beautiful locations to take inspiration from.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s about as much as a sandwich that won’t wreck your gut biome.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Amazon rain forest is dangerously close to a tipping point that could rapidly reshape not just the world’s most famous rainforest biome but the whole planet.
—Justin Worland, Time, 9 May 2025
There’s so many biomes to bring to life and so many majestic and beautiful locations to take inspiration from.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s about as much as a sandwich that won’t wreck your gut biome.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Biome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biome. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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biome
noun
bi·ome
ˈbī-ˌōm 
: a major type of ecological community
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