ecology
noun
ecol·o·gy
i-ˈkä-lə-jē 
e-
plural ecologies
1
: a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
2
: the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their environment
3
4
: environment, climate
the moral ecology
also
: an often delicate or intricate system or complex
the ecology of language
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Community ecology, or the study of coexisting organisms, is a relatively young branch of science, and rapidly changing.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Projects engage critical questions of ecology, migration, identity, religion, and architecture, and excavate both metaphorical and literal prisons.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
This meant drastic alterations in the ecology of the land by clearing the dense rainforest and burning trees for the planting of sugar.
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The 2023 study was led by Sam England, now a postdoc investigating sensory ecology at Berlin’s Natural History Museum.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Projects engage critical questions of ecology, migration, identity, religion, and architecture, and excavate both metaphorical and literal prisons.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
This meant drastic alterations in the ecology of the land by clearing the dense rainforest and burning trees for the planting of sugar.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The 2023 study was led by Sam England, now a postdoc investigating sensory ecology at Berlin’s Natural History Museum.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
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ecology
noun
ecol·o·gy
i-ˈkäl-ə-jē
e-
1
: a branch of science concerned with the relationships between living things and their environment
2
: the pattern of relationships between a group of living things and their environment
Medical Definition
ecology
noun
ecol·o·gy
-jē
plural ecologies
1
: a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
2
: the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their environment
3
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