/
ɪˈkɒlədʒi,
ɛ-/
n.
the branch of biology concerned with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Derivative
- ecological adj.
- ecologically adv.
- ecologist n.
Etymology
C19 (orig. as oecology): from Gk oikos ‘house’ + -logy.
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