biocenology
noun
bi·o·ce·nol·o·gy
variants or less commonly biocoenology
ˌbī(ˌ)ōsə̇ˈnäləjē
plural -es
: a branch of biology concerned with the study of natural communities and the interaction of the members of such a community compare ecology
Word History
Etymology
bi- entry 2 + coen- + -logy