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ecosystem definition

eco·sys·tem (-sis′təm)

noun

a system made up of a community of animals, plants, and bacteria interrelated together with its physical and chemical environment

Etymology: eco- + system

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