ecology
The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Other meanings
Any study of the relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
“social ecology”
The totality or pattern of relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
Related words
- aeroecology
- anthecology
- chemoecology
- ecologism
- immunoecology
- neuroecology
- pedoecology
- physioecology
- psychoecology
- arcology
- eco-
- ecological
Word history
From Ancient Greek "οἶκος" (house).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ecology” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.