n.
Pronunciation: ' b ī - ə - ˌ sfir
Function: noun
Date: 1899
1 : the part of the world in which life can exist
2 : living organisms together with their environment
– bio · spher · ic \ ˌ b ī - ə - ' sfir-ik, - ' sfer-, - ' sfe-rik \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ' b ī - ə - ˌ sfir
Function: noun
Date: 1899
1 : the part of the world in which life can exist
2 : living organisms together with their environment
– bio · spher · ic \ ˌ b ī - ə - ' sfir-ik, - ' sfer-, - ' sfe-rik \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012