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biocoenosis en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biozönose, coined by German zoologist and ecologist Karl Möbius in 1877, equivalent to bio- + Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + -osis.

Meanings

  1. A community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit.
    • Within a given spatiotemporal unit, a biocoenosis is a system comprising several populations of distinct interacting species. 2025, Marc Salomon, Integrative Ecology […] , Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 14:
    • The semidark cave biocoenosis is typically found at (or in proximity to) the entrance of caves and even under caverns and overhangs that, topographically speaking, would not be characterized as true caves. 2021, Stephen J. Hawkins, editor, Oceanography and Marine Biology: An annual review, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 26:

Forms

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biocenose alternative lexicographic
biocoenoses Number=Plur lexicographic
biocoenose alternative lexicographic
biocenosis alternative lexicographic

Relateds

biocoenology · palaeobiocoenosis · biocoenotic · biocoenological

Translations (14)

fr biocénose (community of organisms) · fi biokenoosi (community of organisms) · cmn 生物群落 (community of organisms) · de Biozönose (community of organisms) · it biocenosi (community of organisms) · ca biocenosi (community of organisms) · ar ائتلاف أحيائي (community of organisms) · fi eliöyhteisö (community of organisms) · ka ბიოცენოზი (community of organisms) · es biocenosis (community of organisms) · gl biocenose (community of organisms) · ga bithchéanóis (community of organisms) · pl biocenoza (community of organisms) · ast biocenosis (community of organisms)