: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
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Visually, the game is pure artwork, with a pastel gloss coating each oceanic biome.
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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
Maré is a model positive-impact project using tourism to preserve both the flora and fauna here—the Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse biomes on the planet—and the disappearing vernacular of traditional Brazilian design.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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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
Maré is a model positive-impact project using tourism to preserve both the flora and fauna here—the Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse biomes on the planet—and the disappearing vernacular of traditional Brazilian design.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Biome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biome. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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biome
noun
bi·ome
ˈbī-ˌōm 
: a major type of ecological community
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