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Synonyms for ecology
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ih-kol-uh-jee |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi |
Définition of ecology
Origin :- 1873, "branch of science dealing with the relationship of living things to their environments, coined by German zoologist Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) as Okologie, from Greek oikos "house, dwelling place, habitation" (see villa) + -logia "study of" (see -logy). In use with reference to anti-pollution activities from 1960s.
- noun environmental science
- Ecology of the opossum on a natural area in northeastern Kansas.
- Extract from : « Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor » by Henry S. Fitch
- The centipedes of the Chicago area with special reference to their ecology.
- Extract from : « The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches » by Louis M. Roth
- Stone Age—but that's partly an accident of ecology, isn't it?
- Extract from : « West Of The Sun » by Edgar Pangborn
- The wolf: the ecology and behavior of an endangered species.
- Extract from : « An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf » by Thomas F. Weise
- The youngest branch of Botany is Ecology or the study of vegetation in relation to habitat—particularly soil in its widest sense.
- Extract from : « Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists » by Various
- Variation, distribution, and ecology of the Mexican teiid lizard Cnemidophorus calidipes.
- Extract from : « The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico » by William E. Duellman
- Notes on the variation, distribution, and ecology of the iguanid lizard Enyaliosaurus clarki.
- Extract from : « The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico » by William E. Duellman
- The two species are basically similar in their habits and ecology but many minor differences are indicated.
- Extract from : « Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog » by Henry S. Fitch
- Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana: Life history and ecology.
- Extract from : « Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas » by Artie L. Metcalf
- I wonder if it is that ecology expedition that Brucco arranged—or the cargo ship from Ondion?
- Extract from : « The Ethical Engineer » by Henry Maxwell Dempsey
Antonyms for ecology
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