Ecotone Definition
ēkə-tōn, ĕkə-
noun
A transitional zone between two adjacent communities, containing species characteristic of either as well as other species occurring only within the zone.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Ecotone
Noun
Singular:
ecotone
Plural:
ecotonesOrigin of Ecotone
Combination of eco- (“ecology”) + -tone, from the Greek τόνος (tónos, “tension”).
From Wiktionary
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eco– Greek tonos tension, tone tone
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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