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biocenosis
or bi·o·coe·no·sis
[ bahy-oh-si-noh-sis ]
noun
, Ecology.
, plural bi·o·ce·no·ses [bahy-oh-si-, noh, -seez].
- a self-sufficient community of naturally occurring organisms occupying and interacting within a specific biotope.
biocenosis
/ bī′ō-sĭ-nō′sĭs /
, 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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