biocenosis

noun bio·ce·no·sis \ˌbī-ō-sə-ˈnō-səs\

plural bio·ce·no·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of BIOCENOSIS

: an ecological community especially when forming a self-regulating unit

bio·ce·no·sis or bio·coe·no·sis \ˌbī-ō-sə-ˈnō-səs\

New Latin, from ²bi- + Greek koinōsis sharing, from koinoun to make common, from koinos common

First Known Use: 1883

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