Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanatocoenose

/θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thana-to-coenose
IPA: /θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem.

Example Sentences

"This sort of thanatocoenose is typical of lakes with a semi-arid climate (Early Triassic period in the Kuznetsk Basin, Middle Jurassic- Lower Cretaceous of Middle Asia)."
"The fossil diatom assemblage or thanatocoenose found in sediments typially represents as little as 1-5% of the original living assemblage or biocoenose."
"Given that paleozoologists sample the geological record (i.e., where faunal remains are deposited as a particular kind of sedimentary particle), they don't always have a complete thanatocoenose lying on the lab table."

Etymology

From thanato- + coenose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thanato

Inflected Forms

thanatocoenoses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

biocoenose phytocoenose

Synonyms

thanatocoenosis death assemblage

Questions

How do you pronounce thanatocoenose?: The recorded pronunciation is /θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs/.
What does thanatocoenose mean?: A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem.
Where does thanatocoenose come from?: From thanato- + coenose.

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