ecology
noun/ɪˈkɑlədʒi/
Frequency rank: #5,739 most common English word
Meaning
the branch of science concerned with the relationships between organisms and their surroundings.
Example sentence
Students in the biology class studied ecology to understand how living things interact with their environment.
Synonyms & related words
- biosystems
- ecoscience
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