ecologist

1 of 2

noun

ecol·​o·​gist i-ˈkäl-ə-jəst, e- 

: a person who specializes in ecology

ecology

2 of 2

noun

ecol·​o·​gy -jē 

plural ecologies

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

ecological

ˌē-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl  ˌek-ə- 

adjective

also ecologic

-ik 

ecologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb