Main Entry: bio·ce·no·sis

Variant(s): or bio·coe·no·sis \ˌbī-ō-sə-ˈnō-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bio·ce·no·ses\-ˌsēz\

Etymology: New Latin, from ²bi- + Greek koinōsis sharing, from koinoun to make common, from koinos common

Date: 1883

: an ecological community especially when forming a self-regulating unit