ECOTONE


Meaning of ECOTONE in English

[ 'i:kə(ʊ)təʊn , 'ɛk- ]

■ noun Ecology a region of transition between two biological communities.

Derivatives

ecotonal adjective

Origin

early 20th cent.: from eco- + Gk tonos 'tension'.

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