biogeocenose
noun
bio·geo·ce·nose
ˌbīō¦jēōsə̇¦nōz,
-nōs
variants or biogeocoenose
ˌbīō¦jēōsə̇¦nōz,
-nōs
plural -s
: biogeocoenosis
Word History
Etymology
Russian biogeotsenoz, from New Latin bi- bi- entry 2 + ge- + -coenosis (as in biocoenosis)
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above