noun

ecology

ecology

She is studying marine ecology.

She is studying marine ecology.

Pollution can damage the local ecology.

Pollution can damage the local ecology.

((ecology)) the study of organisms and their environment She is studying marine ecology.

Synonyms: environmental science, bionomics

From Greek 'oikos' (house) + 'logia' (study of). The study of our 'house' or environment.

Think of 'eco' as in 'environment' and 'logy' as in 'study of'.

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