bionomics

bi·o·nom·ics  (b-nmks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

See ecology.

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[From French bionomique, pertaining to ecology, from bionomie, ecology : Greek bio-, bio- + Greek -nomi, -nomy.]

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bio·nomic, bio·nomi·cal adj.

bio·nomi·cal·ly adv.

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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

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bionomics  (b-nmks)

See ecology.

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bionomics

ecology, Also bionomy. — bionomist, n. — bionomic, bionomical, adj.

See also: Environment

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ecology. — 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 environmental science, ecology 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"