synecology

[ sin-i-kol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌsɪn ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

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

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Compare autecology.

Origin of synecology

First recorded in 1910–15; syn- + ecology

OTHER WORDS FROM synecology

syn·ec·o·log·ic

[sin-ek-uh-loj-ik], /ˌsɪn ɛk əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, syn·ec·o·log·i·cal, adjectivesyn·ec·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby synecology

syne, synecdoche, synechia, synechism, synecious, synecology, synectics, synectics group, syneresis, synergetic, synergid

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British Dictionary definitions for synecology

synecology

/ (ˌsɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the ecological study of communities of plants and animalsCompare autecology

Derived forms of synecology

synecologic (sɪnˌɛkəˈlɒdʒɪk) or synecological, adjectivesynecologically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for synecology

synecology

[ sĭn′ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē ]

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