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☆ ece·sis (ē sē′sis)

noun

the successful establishment of a plant or animal in a new locality

Etymology: < Gr oikēsis, act of dwelling, residence < oikein, to inhabit < oikos, house (see eco-) + -sis, fem. suffix of action

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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