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ecotone

/ˈiːkətəʊn/

ecotone noun: a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

Noun

ecotone (plural ecotones)

  1. A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

Forms of ecotone

pluralecotones

Origin of ecotone

Combination of eco- (“ecology”) + -tone, from the Greek τόνος (tónos, “tension”).

Words formed from ecotone

Questions about ecotone

What does ecotone mean?
Ecotone means a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).
What part of speech is ecotone?
Ecotone is a noun.
How do you pronounce ecotone?
Ecotone is pronounced /ˈiːkətəʊn/.
What is the plural of ecotone?
The plural of ecotone is ecotones.

Words near ecotone in the dictionary

  1. ecothriller
  2. ecothrillers
  3. ecotin
  4. ecotins
  5. ecotonal
  6. ecotone
  7. ecotones
  8. ecotonic
  9. ecotope
  10. ecotopes
  11. ecotopia

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