ecology

Noun

Meaning

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

the environment as it relates to living organisms

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

environmental science bionomics bioscience biology zoology botany situation environment scene conservation habitat preservation anthropology physiology taxonomy
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Antonyms

destruction harmful destructive detrimental polluted toxic
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Hypernyms

science biology environment biological science

Hyponyms

paleoecology palaeoecology

Related terms

ecology block

Phrases with the word

behavioral ecology marine ecology morpho-ecology aquatic ecology human behavioral ecology applied ecology

Examples

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart. Garrett Hardin

The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. Barry Commoner

We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others - both human and animal. Gregory Colbert

The ecological principle of unity in diversity grades into a richly mediated social principle; hence my use of the term social ecology. Murray Bookchin

There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty. Indira Gandhi

As a word, ecology has been so debased by recent political usage that many people employ it to identify anything good that happens far from cities and without human interference. Stephen Jay Gould

Close letter words and terms

ecologism ecologist ecologization ecology block ecomanagement ecomania