# biodiversity hotspot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˌvɜːsɪti ˈhɒtˌspɒt/

## Definitions
1. A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.

## Etymology
From biodiversity + hotspot. The word hotspot to describe such regions appears to have been first used by the British environmentalist Norman Myers (1934–2019) in a 1988 article in The Environmentalist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/biodiversity-hotspot