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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Along with creating and contributing to the massive ecology of online comedy, users swarm to the site to consume memes.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Rent a bike to tour the lake on wheels or stop by the historic Howe House for interactive exhibits on the ecology of the lake and surrounding areas.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
Michigan has a billion maple trees that are important for timber, ecology and maple syrup production, according to the state, and these beetles adore maple trees.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Most living Americans are too young to remember the Dust Bowl, a period of severe dust storms in the 1930s as the result of bad farming practices and droughts that damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies.
—Kaveh Madani, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Rent a bike to tour the lake on wheels or stop by the historic Howe House for interactive exhibits on the ecology of the lake and surrounding areas.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
Michigan has a billion maple trees that are important for timber, ecology and maple syrup production, according to the state, and these beetles adore maple trees.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Most living Americans are too young to remember the Dust Bowl, a period of severe dust storms in the 1930s as the result of bad farming practices and droughts that damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies.
—Kaveh Madani, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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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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