biome

noun

bi·​ome ˈbī-ˌōm 

: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)

Examples of biome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All throughout Oceanus, the second biome in the underground route, an eerie song drifts through the pipes. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025

The ceremony was a high point of my four-day visit to the Atlantic Forest, one of the world’s most diverse and fragile biomes. —Kendall Hunter, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

This lush jungle environment is pretty different from anything seen in other Metroid games, which may have had biomes with vegetation and foliage, but never to this degree. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025

In another, a tropical rainforest biome allows scientists to measure the impact of climate change on the tops of the forest canopy. —Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 2 + -ome

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biome

• genome
• megohm
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb

Kids Definition

biome

noun

bi·​ome ˈbī-ˌōm 

: a major type of ecological community