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cenosis

cenosis is the alternative spelling of coenosis.

Meaning of coenosis

Noun

coenosis (plural coenoses)

  1. A group of organisms within a particular habitat or ecosystem, along with their interactions within that environment; the subset of an ecosystem that focuses solely on living (biotic) participants.
    • The two processes cannot be separated; modification of species causes a change in phytocoenic and ecologic relations between the plants of a coenosis, and therefore create a new coenosis altogether; whereas modification of the coenosis entails in its turn a further evolution of species within the...1963, United States. Dept. of Commerce. Office of Technical Services, OTS. - Issues 63-11027, page 4

Origin of cenosis

From cene + -osis.

Words formed from cenosis

Questions about cenosis

What is cenosis the alternative spelling of?
Cenosis is the alternative spelling of coenosis.

Words near cenosis in the dictionary

  1. CENOMARs
  2. cenome
  3. cenomes
  4. cenomics
  5. cenosilicaphobia
  6. cenosis
  7. cenosite
  8. cenosites
  9. cenospecies
  10. cenospecific
  11. cenosphere

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