biosphere

English

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Etymology

bio- +‎ sphere

Noun

biosphere (plural biospheres)

1. the part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life
2. the totality of living organisms and their environment

Translations

part of Earth capable of supporting life

• Albanian: biosferë (sq) f
• Catalan: biosfera (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 生物圈 (cmn) (shēngwùquān)

• Czech: biosféra (cs) f
• Dutch: biosfeer (nl) m and f
• Finnish: biosfääri (fi)

• French: biosphère (fr) f
• German: Biosphäre (de) f
• Italian: biosfera (it) f
• Japanese: 生物圏 (ja) (せいぶつけん, seibutsuken)
• Russian: биосфера (ru) (biosféra) f
• Spanish: biosfera (es) f

totality of living organisms

• Finnish: biosfääri (fi)

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• Hebrew: ביוספרה (he)

• Irish: bithsféar (ga) m

Related terms

• biospheric