biogeocoenosis

noun

bio·​geo·​coe·​no·​sis

-¦jēōsə̇¦nōsə̇s

variants or biogeocenosis

-¦jēōsə̇¦nōsə̇s

plural biogeocoenoses or biogeocenoses

-ōˌsēz

: ecosystem

biogeocoenotic

-nätik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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