ecological

Variant of ecology

ecology definition

ecol·ogy (ē käl′ə jē)

noun

    1. the branch of biology that deals with the relations between living organisms and their environment
    2. the complex of relations between a specific organism and its environment
  2. Sociology the study of the relationship and adjustment of human groups to their geographical and social environments

Etymology: Ger ökologie < Gr oikos (see eco-) + -logia, -logy

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