Synonyms for
Populations
Definition
Populations refers to a group of people, animals, or plants living in a particular area or country.
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- human populations
- animal populations
- plant populations
- urban populations
- rural populations
- growing populations
- declining populations
- large populations
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Usage note
Refers to all the inhabitants of a particular place. Can sometimes imply a large number, but is also used for smaller, defined groups in scientific contexts.
Example sentences
- The populations of bees are crucial for pollination.
- The populations of tigers in the wild are declining.
- The populations of trees in the forest provide oxygen.
- The populations of students in the school are diverse.
- The populations of bacteria in the soil play an important role in decomposition.
Quotes
"Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language." - Aldo Leopold
"In wilderness is the preservation of the world." - Henry David Thoreau
"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land." - Aldo Leopold
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