Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
जैवविविधता
/jaivavividhata/Roman
English meaning: Biodiversity
Definition
The variety of plant and animal life in a habitat. Maharashtra's Western Ghats are a global biodiversity hotspot housing over 5,000 plant species, 139 mammal species, and rare amphibians. Tadoba and Melghat tiger reserves protect Bengal tigers.
Example
“पश्चिम घाटाची जैवविविधता अतुलनीय आहे.”
In English: “The biodiversity of the Western Ghats is incomparable.”
Literary Heritage
“वृक्षवल्ली आम्हा सोयरी वनचरे। पक्षी सुस्वर करिती गजर॥”
/vṛkṣavallī āmhā soyarī vanaccare, pakṣī susvara karitī gajara/
“Trees and creepers are our companions; birds sing sweetly in the forest.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M