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ecology

eco·logy

UK/ɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ US/ɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the environment as it relates to living organisms

  • “it changed the ecology of the island”
2.

Origin

Calque of German Ökologie (coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel), from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, eco- + -logy.

Phrases

  • chemical ecology
  • cultural ecology
  • deep ecology
  • ecology block
  • human ecology
  • restoration ecology

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