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biocoenosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bio-coeno-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

biocoenoses (plural) biocenosis (alternative) biocenose (alternative) biocoenose (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

biocoenological biocoenology biocoenotic palaeobiocoenosis

Questions

What does biocoenosis mean?
A community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit.
Where does biocoenosis come from?
Borrowed from German Biozönose, coined by German zoologist and ecologist Karl Möbius in 1877, equivalent to bio- + Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + -osis.

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