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Definition of ecology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ecology

noun
 
/iˈkɒlədʒi/
 
/iˈkɑːlədʒi/
 [uncountable, countable]
(plural ecologies)
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  1. the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment; the study of this
    • plant/animal/human ecology
    • the ecology movement
    • Oil pollution could damage the fragile ecology of the coral reefs.
    • All ecologies on earth are heavily shaped by human activity.
    Topics The environmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fragile
    • natural
    • animal
    • …
    verb + ecology
    • damage
    • disrupt
    • study
    • …
    ecology + noun
    • movement
    • research
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    Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally as oecology): from Greek oikos ‘house’ + -logy.
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