biocenometer

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noun

A bottomless cube or cylinder used to trap, and then count, small animals, insects etc.

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Meanings

nounbiocenometer (plural biocenometers)

plural biocenometers

  1. biologyA bottomless cube or cylinder used to trap, and then count, small animals, insects etc.

    Our biocenometer was a bottomless cube of 1 m side, whose sides and top were covered with a fine netting mesh.

    2016 February 13, “Omnivory of an Insular Lizard: Sources of Variation in the Diet of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From bio- + ceno- + -meter.

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Translations

Polish biocenometr
  • biocenometrTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

biocenometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocenometer

MLA

“biocenometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocenometer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biocenometer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocenometer.

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