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eco-region

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- English region English eco-region From eco- + region.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ecoregió — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生態區域 /生态区域 (shēngtài qūyù) — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Danish: økoregion — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Esperanto: ekoregiono — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Finnish: ekologinen alue — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • French: écorégion — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Galician: ecorrexión — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • German: Ökoregion — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Indonesian: kawasan ekologi — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Indonesian: ekoregion — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Korean: 생태지역 (saengtaejiyeok) — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Latin: oecoregiō — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Lithuanian: ekoregionas — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Norwegian Bokmål: økoregion — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: økoregion — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Turkish: ekobölge — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
  • Ukrainian: екорегіон (ekorehion) — region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna