Thanatocoenose

//θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem.

    "This sort of thanatocoenose is typical of lakes with a semi-arid climate (Early Triassic period in the Kuznetsk Basin, Middle Jurassic- Lower Cretaceous of Middle Asia)."

Synonyms

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death assemblagethanatocoenosisthanatocoenosis

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"This sort of thanatocoenose is typical of lakes with a semi-arid climate (Early Triassic period in the Kuznetsk Basin, Middle Jurassic- Lower Cretaceous of Middle Asia)."

Etymology

From thanato- + coenose.

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