Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

biodiversidad

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English meaning: Biodiversity

Spanish Definition

(Español)

La variedad de vida en la Tierra. España es uno de los países más ricos en biodiversidad de Europa.

English Definition

The variety of life on Earth. Spain is one of Europe's most biodiverse countries — home to lynx, eagles, wolves, and unique Mediterranean ecosystems. Latin America's Amazonian, Andean, and Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspots are globally critical. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is particularly relevant to both Spanish-speaking countries and India.

Example

España es uno de los países europeos con mayor biodiversidad gracias a sus diferentes ecosistemas.

In English: Spain is one of the European countries with the greatest biodiversity thanks to its different ecosystems.

Synonyms

  • diversidad biológica
  • riqueza natural

Antonyms / Opposites

  • monocultura
  • extinción

Literary Heritage

Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche. Escribir, por ejemplo: La noche está estrellada, y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos.

Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example: The night is starry, and the stars, blue, shiver in the distance.

Pablo Neruda · Poet · 20th century

Canto General

Neruda, 'Puedo escribir los versos', Veinte poemas de amor (1924), Poem XX, stanza 1

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