Ecology Definition
ĭ-kŏlə-jē
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the relations between living organisms and their environment.
Webster's New World
The complex of relations between a specific organism and its environment.
Webster's New World
The study of the relationship and adjustment of human groups to their geographical and social environments.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- environmental-science
- bionomics
- earthly livability
- environmental-protection
- environmental policy
- conservation of natural resources
- survival studies
- human environment
- pollution control
- antipollution projects
- environmental study
- study of ecosystems
- human ecology
- ecological engineering
- environmental engineering
Other Word Forms of Ecology
Noun
Singular:
ecology
Plural:
ecologiesOrigin of Ecology
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