thanatocoenose
noun
than·a·to·coe·nose
ˌthanətōˈsēˌnōs
variants or thanatocoenosis
-tōsə̇ˈnōsə̇s
plural thanatocoenoses
-sə̇ˈnōˌsēz
: an assemblage of organisms or their parts brought together (as by deposition from flowing water) in nature after death
Word History
Etymology
New Latin thanatocoenosis, from thanat- + Greek koinōsis sharing