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autecological

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aut⋅e⋅col⋅o⋅gy

  [aw-tuh-kol-uh-je]
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–noun
a branch of ecology dealing with the individual organism or species in relation to its environment.
Compare synecology.

Origin:
1905–10; aut- + ecology

Related forms:
aut⋅ec⋅o⋅log⋅ic  [awt-ek-uh-loj-ik, -ee-kuh-] , aut⋅ec⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
aut⋅ec⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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au·te·col·o·gy   (ô'tĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment.
au'te·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.
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autecology   (ô'tĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment. Compare synecology.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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