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synecology

American

[sin-i-kol-uh-jee] / ˌsɪn ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of ecology dealing with the relations between natural communities and their environments.

synecology British

/ ˌsɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ, sɪnˌɛkəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

the ecological study of communities of plants and animals Compare autecology

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synecology Scientific

/ sĭn′ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

The branch of ecology that deals with the ecological interrelationships among communities of organisms.
Compare autecology

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Etymology

Origin of synecology

First recorded in 1910–15; syn- + ecology

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