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autecology

American  
[aw-tuh-kol-uh-je] / ˌɔ təˈkɒl ə dʒɛ /

noun

  1. a branch of ecology dealing with the individual organism or species in relation to its environment.

autecology British  
/ ˌɔːtɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the ecological study of an individual organism or species Compare synecology

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autecology Scientific  
/ ô′tĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

  1. The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment.

  2. Compare synecology

Other Word Forms

  • autecologic adjective
  • autecological adjective
  • autecologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of autecology

First recorded in 1905–10; aut- + ecology

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