Term: zoosphere (n)
Literally meaning: “animals’ order”
Origin: Anc Greek
ζώον/zoon=a live thing, animal ⇒ζωή/zoi(=life)
+σφαίρα/spera(=globe, sphere)
Coined/History
Definition
Zoosphere is the global community of animals in lexical analogy to “biosphere”.
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