# bioregion

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A region defined by natural characteristics such as flora and fauna and topographic features such as watersheds.

## Etymology
From bio- + region.
Bioregion is from the Greek bios (life), and the French region (region), itself from the Latin regia (territory) and earlier regere (to rule or govern). Etymologically, bioregion means life territory or place-of-life.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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