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biocenosis

[bahy-oh-si-noh-sis]

bi·o·ce·no·sis

[bahy-oh-si-noh-sis]
noun, plural bi·o·ce·no·ses [-seez] . Ecology.
a self-sufficient community of naturally occurring organisms occupying and interacting within a specific biotope.
Also, bi·o·coe·no·sis.


Origin:
translation of German Biocönose (1877), equivalent to bio- bio- + -cönose < Greek koínōsis mingling, sharing (koinō-, verbid stem of koinoûn to make common, share (verbal derivative of koinós common; see ceno-2) + -sis -sis)
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Biocenosis has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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World English Dictionary
biocoenosis or biocenosis (ˌbaɪəʊsɪˈnəʊsɪs)
 
n
a diverse community inhabiting a single biotope
 
biocenosis or biocenosis
 
n
 
biocoe'notic or biocenosis
 
adj
 
bioce'notic or biocenosis
 
adj

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Science Dictionary
biocenosis   (bī'ō-sĭ-nō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural biocenoses (bī'ō-sĭ-nō'sēz)
A group of interacting organisms that live in a particular habitat and form a self-regulating ecological community.
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