noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/
General-American:/ˌbaɪoʊdəˈvɚsəti/
General-American:[-ɾi]
Canada:/ˌbaɪoʊdɑɪˈvɚsəti/
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CMU ARPABET:B AY2 OW0 D AY0 V ER1 S AH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English diversity English biodiversity From bio- + diversity.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَنَوُّع البِيُولُوجِيّ
(tanawwuʕ al-biyūlūjiyy)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Armenian:
կենսաբազմազանություն
(kensabazmazanutʻyun)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Azerbaijani:
biomüxtəliflik
— diversity of flora and fauna
Belarusian:
біяразнастайнасць
(bijaraznastajnascʹ)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Belarusian:
біаразнастайнасць
(biaraznastajnascʹ)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Belarusian:
біялагічная разнастайнасць
(bijalahičnaja raznastajnascʹ)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Bulgarian:
биоразнообразие
(bioraznoobrazie)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Bulgarian:
биологичното разнообразие
(biologičnoto raznoobrazie)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Catalan:
biodiversitat
— diversity of flora and fauna
Chinese Mandarin:
生物多樣性 /生物多样性
(shēngwù duōyàngxìng)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Cornish:
bewdhiverseth
— diversity of flora and fauna
Czech:
biodiverzita
— diversity of flora and fauna
Dutch:
biodiversiteit
— diversity of flora and fauna
Dutch:
soortenrijkdom
— diversity of flora and fauna
Esperanto:
biodiverseco
— diversity of flora and fauna
Faroese:
lívfrøðiligt margfeldni
— diversity of flora and fauna
Finnish:
elonkirjo
— diversity of flora and fauna
Finnish:
biodiversiteetti
— diversity of flora and fauna
French:
biodiversité
— diversity of flora and fauna
Galician:
biodiversidade
— diversity of flora and fauna
Georgian:
ბიომრავალფეროვნება
(biomravalperovneba)
— diversity of flora and fauna
German:
Biodiversität
— diversity of flora and fauna
German:
Artenvielfalt
— diversity of flora and fauna
German:
Sortenvielfalt
— diversity of flora and fauna
German:
Artenreichtum
— diversity of flora and fauna
German:
biologische Diversität
— diversity of flora and fauna
German:
biologische Vielfalt
— diversity of flora and fauna
Greek:
βιοποικιλότητα
(viopoikilótita)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Hindi:
जैव विविधता
(jaiv vividhtā)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Hungarian:
biodiverzitás
— diversity of flora and fauna
Icelandic:
líffræðileg fjölbreytni
— diversity of flora and fauna
Indonesian:
biodiversitas
— diversity of flora and fauna
Indonesian:
keragaman hayati
— diversity of flora and fauna
Irish:
bithéagsúlacht
— diversity of flora and fauna
Italian:
biodiversità
— diversity of flora and fauna
Japanese:
生物多様性
(seibutsu tayō-sei)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Khmer:
ជីវចំរុះ
(ciiv cɑmroh)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Korean:
생물의 다양성
(saengmurui dayangseong)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Latin:
biodiversitas
— diversity of flora and fauna
Macedonian:
биолошката разновидност
(biološkata raznovidnost)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Malay:
biokepelbagaian
— diversity of flora and fauna
Malay:
biodiversiti
— diversity of flora and fauna
Maltese:
bijodiversità
— diversity of flora and fauna
Marathi:
जैवविविधता
(jaivvividhtā)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Norman:
biodivèrsité
— diversity of flora and fauna
Norwegian Bokmål:
biodiversitet
— diversity of flora and fauna
Norwegian Bokmål:
biomangfold n biologisk mangfold
— diversity of flora and fauna
Norwegian Nynorsk:
biodiversitet
— diversity of flora and fauna
Norwegian Nynorsk:
biomangfald
— diversity of flora and fauna
Norwegian Nynorsk:
biologisk mangfald
— diversity of flora and fauna
Occitan:
biodiversitat
— diversity of flora and fauna
Persian:
تنوع زیستی
— diversity of flora and fauna
Polish:
bioróżnorodność
— diversity of flora and fauna
Portuguese:
biodiversidade
— diversity of flora and fauna
Romanian:
biodiversitate
— diversity of flora and fauna
Russian:
биоразнообра́зие
(bioraznoobrázije)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Scottish Gaelic:
bith-iomadachd
— diversity of flora and fauna
Slovak:
biodiverzita
— diversity of flora and fauna
Slovene:
biodiverziteta
— diversity of flora and fauna
Spanish:
biodiversidad
— diversity of flora and fauna
Swedish:
biodiversitet
— diversity of flora and fauna
Swedish:
biologisk mångfald
— diversity of flora and fauna
Tagalog:
saribuhay
— diversity of flora and fauna
Tamil:
பல்லுயிர்
(palluyir)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Telugu:
జీవవైవిధ్యం
(jīvavaividhyaṁ)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Thai:
ความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพ
(kwaam-làak-lǎai-taang-chii-wá-pâap)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Ukrainian:
біорізномані́ття
(bioriznomaníttja)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Ukrainian:
біорізномані́тність
(bioriznomanítnistʹ)
— diversity of flora and fauna
Vietnamese:
đa dạng sinh học
— diversity of flora and fauna
Welsh:
bioamrywiaeth
— diversity of flora and fauna