ecology.
The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Meaning & usage
The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Any study of the relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
social ecology
linguistic ecology
The totality or pattern of relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
Where this word comes from
Calque of German Ökologie (coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel), from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, eco- + -logy.
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