ecologist
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e·col·o·gy
(ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē)n. pl. e·col·o·gies
1.
a. The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments.
b. The relationship between organisms and their environment.
2. See human ecology.
[German Ökologie : Greek oikos, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots + German -logie, study (from Greek -logiā, -logy).]
ec′o·log′i·cal (ĕk′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl, ē′kə-), ec′o·log′ic (-ĭk) adj.
ec′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
e·col′o·gist n.
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Noun | 1. | ecologist - a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment biologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms |
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ecologist
noun environmentalist, green, friend of the earth, tree-hugger (informal, derogatory) Ecologists say the spread of the algae has been caused by increased pollution.
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عالِم بيئَه
ekolog
økolog
ekologi
ökológus
vistfræîingur
環境学者
ecologistaecólogo
çevrebilimci
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ecology
(iˈkolədʒi) noun (the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment. Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
eˈcologist nounˌecoˈlogical (iː-) adjective
ˌecoˈlogically adverb
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