noun
or bi·o·coe·no·sis ˌbīosə̇ˈnōsə̇s ; or bi·o·ce·nose also bi·o·coe·nose -ˈsēˌnōs
( plural bio·ceno·ses or biocoeno·ses -sə̇ˈnōˌsēz, -ˈsēˌnōsə̇z)
Etymology: New Latin biocenosis, biocoenosis, from bi- (II) + Greek koinōsis sharing (from koinoun to make common, from koinos common) — more at coen-
: an assemblage of diverse organisms inhabiting a common biotope : a biotic community
• bi·o·ce·not·ic or bi·o·coe·not·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷sə̇|näd.ik adjective