biocenosis


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bi·o·ce·no·sis

 (bī′ō-sĭ-nō′sĭs)
n. pl. bi·o·ce·no·ses (-sēz)
A group of interacting organisms that live in a particular habitat and form an ecological community.
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bi•o•ce•no•sis

or bi•o•coe•no•sis

(ˌbaɪ oʊ sɪˈnoʊ sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-siz)
a self-sufficient community of naturally occurring organisms occupying a specific biotope.
[translation of German Biocönose (1877)]
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