biogeocenose

noun

bio·​geo·​ce·​nose

ˌbīō¦jēōsə̇¦nōz,

-nōs

variants or biogeocoenose

ˌbīō¦jēōsə̇¦nōz,

-nōs

plural -s

: biogeocoenosis

Word History

Etymology

Russian biogeotsenoz, from New Latin bi- bi- entry 2 + ge- + -coenosis (as in biocoenosis)

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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