n.
Variant: or bio · coe · no · sis
Pronunciation: ˌ b ī - ō -s ə - ' n ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -no · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from 2 bi- + Greek koin ō sis sharing, from koinoun to make common, from koinos common
Date: 1883
: an ecological community especially when forming a self-regulating unit