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ecology

e·col·o·gy [ i kólləjee ]

noun

Definition:

1. study of organisms and the environment: the study of the relationships between living organisms and their interactions with their natural or developed environment

2. social sciences
Same as human ecology

[Late 19th century. < Greek oikos "house, habitation"]

ec·o·log·i·cal [ èkə lójjik'l, kə lójjik'l ] adjective

ec·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb

e·col·o·gist noun

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