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synecology

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

noun

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

synecology British  
/ ˌsɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ, sɪnˌɛkəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

  1. the ecological study of communities of plants and animals Compare autecology

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synecology Scientific  
/ sĭn′ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

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

  2. Compare autecology

Other Word Forms

  • synecologic adjective
  • synecological adjective
  • synecologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of synecology

First recorded in 1910–15; syn- + ecology

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