bi‧o‧di‧ver‧si‧ty /ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti, ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪti, -də- $ ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːr-, -də-/
noun [uncountable] technical the variety of plants and animals in a particular place:
the biodiversity of the rainforest [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲