Definition of ecosystem
: the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
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Recent Examples of ecosystem from the Web
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With Siri and a clear hole in its ecosystem, Apple is banking that its second try at a speaker product will do better.
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The Miami Herald talked with Gonzalez about the evolution of the conference and the technology ecosystem as well as plans for this year’s conference June 12-13 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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The effort is on full display at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, where Gradle and other members of the forestry council took a tram ride through an ecosystem in transition.
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The way that the Thunder played, however, brought change to the competitive ecosystem.
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Shooters can also damage the surrounding ecosystem by sending bullets into trees, and by leaving piles of trash in the area.
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Discounting -- while common among new media owners, looking to encourage trial of their ad products (or meet a quarter) -- runs the risk of the kind of race to the bottom that has plagued the wider digital advertising ecosystem.
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See Maria Sharapova and Anna Kournikova, two blond Russian prodigies who arrived very young in the academy-rich ecosystem of South Florida and, against the odds, went on to fame and fortune.
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First Known Use of ecosystem
1935
Other Ecology Terms
ECOSYSTEM Defined for English Language Learners
ecosystem
playDefinition of ecosystem for English Language Learners
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: everything that exists in a particular environment
ECOSYSTEM Defined for Kids
ecosystem
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: the whole group of living and nonliving things that make up an environment and affect each other
Medical Dictionary
ecosystem
playMedical Definition of ecosystem
: the complex of a community and its environment functioning as an ecological unit in nature
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