ecology
noun
ecol·o·gy
i-ˈkä-lə-jē 
e-
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
4
: environment, climate
the moral ecology
also
: an often delicate or intricate system or complex
the ecology of language
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This research is expected to reveal more about the health, ecology, and evolutionary challenges some of Earth’s most impressive ancient creatures face.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Arup’s head of aquatic ecology, Mike Hill said floating forests are a useful way to create new living habitats in city waterways, in an email.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Today, there is extensive scholarship detailing Native American use of fire and early fire ecology—scientific (drawn from soil, tree-ring, and glacier datasets), anthropological, and historical.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
But, usually, the idea here from behavioral ecology, generally, is that sperm are cheap.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Arup’s head of aquatic ecology, Mike Hill said floating forests are a useful way to create new living habitats in city waterways, in an email.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Today, there is extensive scholarship detailing Native American use of fire and early fire ecology—scientific (drawn from soil, tree-ring, and glacier datasets), anthropological, and historical.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
But, usually, the idea here from behavioral ecology, generally, is that sperm are cheap.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Ecology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecology. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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ecology
noun
ecol·o·gy
i-ˈkäl-ə-jē
e-
1
: a branch of science concerned with the relationships between living things and their environment
2
: the pattern of relationships between a group of living things and their environment
Medical Definition
ecology
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
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