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eco- (ē′kō, ek′ō)

  1. environment or habitat ecotype
  2. ecology; ecological: often used in nonce compounds ecotourism, ecohero

Etymology: LL oeco- < Gr oiko- < oikos, house: < IE base *weio, house, settlement > OE wic, house, village, L vicus, group of houses, villa, country house, farm

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