ecology

3 entries found for ecology.
To select an entry, click on it. Main Entry: ecol·o·gy

Pronunciation: i-'kä-l&-jE, e-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -gies
Etymology: German Ökologie, from öko- eco- + -logie -logy
1 : a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
2 : the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their environment
3 : HUMAN ECOLOGY
4 : ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE <the moral ecology>; also : an often delicate or intricate system or complex <the ecology of language>
- eco·log·i·cal

/"E-k&-'lä-ji-k&l, "e-k&-/ also eco·log·ic

/-jik/ adjective
- eco·log·i·cal·ly

/-ji-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- ecol·o·gist

/i-'kä-l&-jist, e-/ noun

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