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autecology

autecology noun: one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.

Noun

autecology (usually uncountable, plural autecologies)

  1. (usually) one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
    • 1959: Odum, '
      In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology' and synecology.

autecology meaning in Tamil

autecology in Tamil

தனியுரிச் சூழலியல்

Forms of autecology

pluralautecologies

Origin of autecology

From Ancient Greek via Latin auto- (“on itself”) + ecology.

Words formed from autecology

Questions about autecology

What does autecology mean?
Autecology means one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
What is autecology in Tamil?
Autecology in Tamil is தனியுரிச் சூழலியல். See Autecology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is autecology?
Autecology is a noun.
What is the plural of autecology?
The plural of autecology is autecologies.

Words near autecology in the dictionary

  1. autecological
  2. autecologically
  3. autecologies
  4. autecologist
  5. autecologists
  6. autecology
  7. autem
  8. autem bawler
  9. autem bawlers
  10. autem cackler
  11. autem cacklers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: autecology (page history and authors); autecology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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