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autecology

[ aw-tuh-kol-uh-je ]

noun

  1. a branch of ecology dealing with the individual organism or species in relation to its environment.

autecology

/ ˌɔːtɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the ecological study of an individual organism or species Compare synecology
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autecology

/ ô′tĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

  1. The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment.
  2. Compare synecology
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Derived Forms

  • ˌautecoˈlogical, adjective
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Other Words From

  • aut·ec·o·log·ic [awt-ek-, uh, -, loj, -ik, -ee-k, uh, -], autec·o·logi·cal adjective
  • autec·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autecology1

First recorded in 1905–10; aut- + ecology

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