translation of GermanBiocönose (1877), equivalent to bio-bio- + -cönose < Greekkoínōsis mingling, sharing (koinō-, verbid stem of koinoûn to make common, share (verbal derivative of koinós common; see ceno-2) + -sis-sis)
(bī'ō-sĭ-nō'sĭs) Pluralbiocenoses (bī'ō-sĭ-nō'sēz) A group of interacting organisms that live in a particular habitat and form a self-regulating ecological community.