биом
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The Russian word for "biome" is биом.
биом refers to a biological community.
Meaning: biological community (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
биом is a masculine noun. Its plural form is биомы, and its genitive singular form (meaning "of the biome") is биома.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is biom.
Did you know?
- In Russian, the word for 'biome' shares a root with биосфера, a term coined by the Russian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky to describe the global sum of all ecosystems.
- While an English speaker might expect 'biome' to be a purely Western scientific concept, the Russian term биом was deeply integrated into the Soviet school of biogeography, which prioritized mapping specific ecological zones across the vast Eurasian-Arctic frontier.
- While биом is used in scientific contexts, Russian ecologists often prefer the term биоценоз to describe the living components of an area.
Examples in context
- Какой естественный биом характерен для России?What natural biome is typical for Russia?
- Ученый изучает новый биом.The scientist is studying a new biome.
- Этот регион относится к тропическому биому.This region belongs to a tropical biome.
- Сибирь характеризуется уникальной тайговой экосистемой.Siberia is characterized by a unique taiga ecosystem.
- В Африке преобладает саванна как основная экосистема.Savannah is the dominant ecosystem in Africa.
- Учёные изучают данный биом.Uchyonyye izuchayut dannyy biom.Scientists are studying this biome.
- Каждый биом имеет свои особенности.Kazhdyy biom imeyet svoi osobennosti.Every biome has its own characteristics.
Example conversation
Two students are discussing a biology project in a classroom.
- Ольга OlgaДмитрий, какой биом ты выбрал для доклада?Dmitriy, kakoy biom ty vybral dlya doklada?Dmitry, which biome did you choose for the report?
- Дмитрий DmitryЯ решил написать про тропический биом.Ya reshil napisat pro tropicheskiy biom.I decided to write about the tropical biome.
- Ольга OlgaЭто отличный выбор, там много интересных животных.Eto otlichnyy vybor, tam mnogo interesnykh zhivotnykh.That is a great choice, there are many interesting animals there.
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, мне нравится эта тема.Da, mne nravitsya eta tema.Yes, I like this topic.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “biome” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
