biozone

noun — 2 senses

biozone

noun

UK /baɪəʊzəʊn/ · US /ˈbaɪoʊˌzoʊn/

Etymology From bio- + zone.

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A biostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa.

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences An ecozone.

Derived terms: biozonal

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