n.
Pronunciation: ˌ si-ni- ' kä-l ə -j ē , ˌ si-ne-
Function: noun
Etymology: German Synökologie, from syn- syn- + Ökologie ecology
Date: 1910
: a branch of ecology that deals with the structure, development, and distribution of ecological communities
– syn · eco · log · i · cal \ ˌ si- ˌ n ē -k ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l, ˌ si- ˌ ne- \ adjective