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ecological en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English ecology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ecological From ecology + -ical.

Meanings

1. Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
   • Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
   • To get doomier still, there’s also the pertinent question of whether, given current ecological speculation, the human race will even survive beyond the next century or so – an uncertainty which makes applying one’s imagination to a 22nd or 23rd Century rather academic. 2019 May 14, Hugh Montgomery, “HBO's Years & Years and the horrors of the near-near-future”, in BBC:
2. Not harmful to the environment.

Forms

Deriveds

immunoecological · ecoburb · paleoecological · hydroecological · nonecological · ecological footprint · ethnoecological · physioecological · thermoecological · socioecological · radioecological · pedoecological · chemicoecological · geoecological · bioecological · psychoecological · aeroecological · chronoecological · dendroecological · macroecological · ecologically · antiecological · agroecological · subecological · unecological · ecological grief · visuoecological · ecological pyramid · ecological service · ecoteur · astroecological · phytoecological · chemoecological · morphoecological · microecological · ecosan · ecotage

Relateds

ecologic · ecologically · ecosystem · ecologist

Synonyms

environmentally friendly · environment-friendly · environmentally friendly · eco-friendly · ecological · green · ecologically friendly · ecologically friendly

Translations (54)

hi पारिस्थितिक (relating to ecology) · ast ecolóxicu (relating to ecology) · bg екологи́чен (relating to ecology) · vo köologik (relating to ecology) · cmn 生態的 /生态的 (relating to ecology) · it ecologico (relating to ecology) · sk ekologický (relating to ecology) · hy էկոլոգիական (relating to ecology) · lt ekologinis (relating to ecology) · ga éiceolaíoch (relating to ecology) · gd eag-eòlach (relating to ecology) · ru экологи́ческий (relating to ecology) · ar إِيكُولُوجِيّ (relating to ecology) · kk экологиялық (relating to ecology) · nn økologisk (relating to ecology) · mk еколошки (relating to ecology) · sh ekòloškī (relating to ecology) · pl ekologiczny (relating to ecology) · uk екологі́чний (relating to ecology) · sh еко̀лошкӣ (relating to ecology) · be экалагі́чны (relating to ecology) · eo ekologia (relating to ecology) · sl ekološki (relating to ecology) · de ökologisch (relating to ecology) · sq ekologjik (relating to ecology) · pt ecológico (relating to ecology) · sv ekologisk (relating to ecology) · fi ekologinen (relating to ecology) · oc ecologic (relating to ecology) · et ökoloogiline (relating to ecology) · ka ეკოლოგიური (relating to ecology) · ca ecològic (relating to ecology) · fr écologique (relating to ecology) · nrf écologique (relating to ecology) · hi पारिस्थितिकीय (relating to ecology) · el οικολογικός (relating to ecology) · ro ecologic (relating to ecology) · mt ekoloġiku (relating to ecology) · da økologisk (relating to ecology) · he אֶקוֹלוֹגִי (relating to ecology) · tg экологӣ (relating to ecology) · hu ökológiai (relating to ecology) · fa بومشناختی (relating to ecology) · lv ekoloģisks (relating to ecology) · nb økologisk (relating to ecology) · id ekologis (relating to ecology) · es ecológico (relating to ecology) · nl ecologisch (relating to ecology) · tr ekolojik (relating to ecology) · mi hauropi (relating to ecology) · cs ekologický (relating to ecology) · cmn 生態學的 /生态学的 (relating to ecology) · gl ecolóxico (relating to ecology) · ar بِيئِيّ (relating to ecology)