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Definition of "biogeography" [bi•o•ge•og•ra•phy]

  • The study of the geographic distribution of organisms. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "biogeography" in a sentence
  • "Reports, photos and specimens are badly needed from these regions, and we have some way to go before babirusa diversity and biogeography is properly understood."
  • "Scientists call this bond "biogeography" -- and if you're unfamiliar with it, and you have an imagination that allows you to roam in time and space, biogeography will change forever the way you think of yourself."
  • "In another chapter, Coyne stresses the importance of biogeography, that is, the peculiar arrangement of species on continents versus different island types."