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biodiversity noun
/ˌbaɪ.əʊ .da ɪˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/
/-oʊ.dɪˈvɝː.sə.t ̬i/ n [U] Definition
the number and types of plant and animal species that exist in a particular environmental area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this
a new National Biological Survey to protect species habitat and biodiversity
(Definition of biodiversity noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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