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synecology

synecology noun: one of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community).

Noun

synecology (usually uncountable, plural synecologies)

  1. (usually) One of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community).

Forms of synecology

pluralsynecologies

Origin of synecology

From syn- + ecology.

Words formed from synecology

Questions about synecology

What does synecology mean?
Synecology means one of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community).
What part of speech is synecology?
Synecology is a noun.
What is the plural of synecology?
The plural of synecology is synecologies.

Words near synecology in the dictionary

  1. synecological
  2. synecologically
  3. synecologies
  4. synecologist
  5. synecologists
  6. synecology
  7. synecphoneses
  8. synecphonesis
  9. synecthran
  10. synecthrans
  11. synectic

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