"biocoenosis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biocoenoses [plural], biocenosis [alternative], biocenose [alternative], biocoenose [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Biozönose, coined by German zoologist and ecologist Karl Möbius in 1877, equivalent to bio- + Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + -osis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Biozönose}} Borrowed from German Biozönose, {{coin|en|Q62844|in=1877|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by German zoologist and ecologist Karl Möbius in 1877, {{af|en|bio-|grc:κοινός<t:common>|-osis}} bio- + Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + -osis Head templates: {{en-noun|biocoenoses}} biocoenosis (plural biocoenoses)
  1. (biology, ecology) A community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit. Related terms: biocoenological, biocoenology, biocoenotic, palaeobiocoenosis Translations (community of organisms): ائتلاف أحيائي (iʔtilāf ʔaḥyāʔī) (Arabic), biocenosis [feminine] (Asturian), biocenosi [feminine] (Catalan), 生物群落 (shēngwù qúnluò) (Chinese Mandarin), biokenoosi (Finnish), eliöyhteisö (Finnish), biocénose [feminine] (French), biocenose [feminine] (Galician), ბიოცენოზი (biocenozi) (Georgian), Biozönose [feminine] (German), bithchéanóis [feminine] (Irish), biocenosi [feminine] (Italian), biocenoza [feminine] (Polish), biocenosis [feminine] (Spanish)

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