biocenose

Variant of biocenosis

biocenosis definition

☆ bio·ce·no·sis (bī′ō si nō′sis)

noun

a community of biologically integrated and interdependent plants and animals
also biocoenosis bi′o·coe·no′·sis (-si nō′sis)

Etymology: ModL < bio- + Gr koinōsis, a mingling < koinoun, to share < koinos, common: see coeno-

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