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noun
The study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ecology, environmental science
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: biology, biological science
Narrower terms: paleoecology, palaeoecology
History
From bio- + -nomics.
Across languages
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