bi·o·nom·ics (b   -n m  ks)n. (used with a sing. verb) See ecology. [From French bionomique, pertaining to ecology, from bionomie, ecology : Greek bio-, bio- + Greek -nomi  , -nomy.]bi o·nomic, bio·nomi·cal adj.bi o·nomi·cal·ly adv. |
bionomics [ˌbaɪəˈnɒmɪks]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) (functioning as singular) a less common name for ecology [1] [2]
[from bio- + nomics on pattern of economics]
bionomic adj
bionomically adv
bionomist [baɪˈɒnəmɪst] n
| bionomics (b-nmks) See ecology. |
bionomics
ecology, Also bionomy. — bionomist, n. — bionomic, bionomical, adj.
See also: Environmentecology. — bionomist, n. — bionomic, bionomical, adj.
See also: Biology
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| Noun | 1. | bionomics - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms palaeoecology, paleoecology - the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology biotic community, community - (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other association - (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species food chain - (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member food pyramid - (ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal predator at the top; each level preys on the level below food cycle, food web - (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains ecesis, establishment - (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat ecological succession, succession - (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established ecological niche, niche - (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) cosmopolitan, widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" endemic - native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" |
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