ecology

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ĕkŏlŏjĕ, IPA ^(key): /i.ˈkɑ.lə.dʒi/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɛˈkɒlədʒi/ or /ɪˈkɒlədʒi/

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• Hyphenation: ecol‧ogy

Noun

Singular ecology

Plural ecologies

1. (uncountable) Ecology is the science of the relations between living things and other living things in the place where they live.
2. (countable & uncountable) The ecology of a place is the relations between living things that place.

Related words

• ecologist
• ecologic
• ecological
• ecologically