ECOLOGY


Meaning of ECOLOGY in English

/ iˈkɒlədʒi; NAmE iˈkɑːl-/ noun

[ U ] 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.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent. (originally as oecology ): from Greek oikos house + -logy .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.