: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
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Signature practices include overnight experiential field trips, large-scale interactive murals representing global biomes, and a unique environmental science curriculum.
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Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Visually, the game is pure artwork, with a pastel gloss coating each oceanic biome.
—Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Keeping a biome with beneficial insects will support the firefly's life cycle.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
This gorgeous show garden was developed in collaboration with the Eden Project in Morecambe Bay, Cornwall, known best for its vast biomes housing diverse plant species from around the world.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Visually, the game is pure artwork, with a pastel gloss coating each oceanic biome.
—Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Keeping a biome with beneficial insects will support the firefly's life cycle.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
This gorgeous show garden was developed in collaboration with the Eden Project in Morecambe Bay, Cornwall, known best for its vast biomes housing diverse plant species from around the world.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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“Biome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biome. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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biome
noun
bi·ome
ˈbī-ˌōm 
: a major type of ecological community
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