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synecology

(sin′i käl′ə jē)

noun

the ecological study of different natural communities or ecosystems

Origin: Ger synökologie < syn-, syn- + ökologie, ecology

See synecology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The study of the ecological interrelationships among communities of organisms.

Related Forms:

synˌe·co·logˈic (-kə-lŏjˈĭk), synˌe·co·logˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective

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