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bi•o•ge•og•ra•phy
(bī′ō jē og′rə fē),USA pronunciation n. [Ecol.]
bi′o•ge•og′ra•pher, n.
bi•o•ge•o•graph•ic
(bī′ō jē′ə graf′ik),USA pronunciation bi′o•ge′o•graph′i•cal, adj.
bi′o•ge′o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
- the study of the geographical distribution of living things.
- 1890–95; bio- + geography
'biogeography' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):