ecology
ecology definition
ecol·ogy (ē käl′ə jē)
noun
- the branch of biology that deals with the relations between living organisms and their environment
- the complex of relations between a specific organism and its environment
- 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
Related Forms:
- ecological e′co·log′i·cal (ē′kə läj′i kəl, ek′ə-) adjective or ecologic e′co·log′ic
- ecologically ec′·o·log′i·cally adverb
- ecologist ecol′o·gist noun
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