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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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Meaning relationships
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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.
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Catalan:
ecoregió
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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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
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Danish:
økoregion
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Esperanto:
ekoregiono
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Finnish:
ekologinen alue
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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French:
écorégion
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Galician:
ecorrexión
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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German:
Ökoregion
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Indonesian:
kawasan ekologi
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Indonesian:
ekoregion
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Korean:
생태지역
(saengtaejiyeok)
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Latin:
oecoregiō
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Lithuanian:
ekoregionas
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Norwegian Bokmål:
økoregion
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
økoregion
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Turkish:
ekobölge
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
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Ukrainian:
екорегіон
(ekorehion)
— region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna