群落 (qún luò) — (ecology) a community of organisms living together in a habitat; (sociology/geography) a settlement cluster or a group of people with shared characteristics
Definition
An academic term (ecology / sociology) for a 'community' of organisms or people grouped by shared habitat or traits. Unlike everyday 社区 or 团体, it points to a scientific or scholarly classification, not a neighborhood or casual group.
noun
(ecology) a community of organisms living together in a habitat(sociology/geography) a settlement cluster or a group of people with shared characteristics
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 群落。Zhè piàn sēn lín lǐ de dòng zhí wù qún luò fēi cháng fēng fù.The plant and animal community in this forest is very rich.
- 群落。Zhè ge shǎo shù mín zú qún luò bǎo liú le zì jǐ de yǔ yán hé xí sú.This ethnic minority community has preserved its own language and customs.
- 群落。Shēng tài xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū shān hú jiāo qún luò de biàn huà.Ecologists are studying changes in the coral reef community.
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