biota

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
biota
    n 1: all the plant and animal life of a particular region [syn:
         {biota}, {biology}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
biota \bi*o"ta\ n. (b[imac]*[=o]"t[.a]),
   all the plant and animal life of a particular region.

   Syn: biology.
        [WordNet 1.5]
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