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e·col·o·gy
(ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē)n. pl. e·col·o·gies
1.
a. The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments.
b. The relationship between organisms and their environment.
2. See human ecology.
[German Ökologie : Greek oikos, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots + German -logie, study (from Greek -logiā, -logy).]
ec′o·log′i·cal (ĕk′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl, ē′kə-), ec′o·log′ic (-ĭk) adj.
ec′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
e·col′o·gist n.
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ecological
(ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) orecologic
adj
1. (Environmental Science) of or relating to ecology
2. (Environmental Science) (of a practice, policy, product, etc) tending to benefit or cause minimal damage to the environment
ˌecoˈlogically adv
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Adj. | 1. | ecological - characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment; "an ecological disaster" |
2. | ![]() biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
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ecological
adjective environmental, green ecological disasters such as the destruction of the rainforest
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Translations
بيئيبِيئيّ
ekologický
økologisk
ekologinen
ekološki
ökológiai
vistfræîilegur
生態学の
생태학의
ekološki
ekologisk
เกี่ยวกับนิเวศวิทยา
ekolojikçevreye ait
thuộc sinh thái học
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ecological
[ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj [disaster] → écologique; [balance] → écologique
[group, movement] → écologiste
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ecological
adj problem, balance, impact → ökologisch; ecological disaster → Umweltkatastrophe f; ecological damage → Umweltschäden pl; ecological system → Ökosystem nt; ecological group → Umweltorganisation f; ecological party → Umweltpartei f
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ecological
[ˌiːkəʊˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → ecologico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ecology
(iˈkolədʒi) noun (the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment. Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
eˈcologist nounˌecoˈlogical (iː-) adjective
ˌecoˈlogically adverb
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ecological
→ بِيئيّ ekologický økologisk ökologisch οικολογικός ecológico ekologinen écologique ekološki ecologico 生態学の 생태학의 ecologisch økologisk ekologiczny ecológico экологический ekologisk เกี่ยวกับนิเวศวิทยา ekolojik thuộc sinh thái học 生态的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009