ecosystem
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oʊˌsɪs noun Ecology.
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any system of interconnecting and interacting parts, as in a business: The success of Apple’s ecosystem depends on hardware/software integration. Manufacturers, retailers, and customers are all part of the automotive industry’s ecosystem.
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ecosystem (ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm, ˈɛkəʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| ecology a system involving the interactions between a community of living organisms in a particular area and its nonliving environment | |
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Ecosystem
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Medical Dictionary
ecosystem ec·o·sys·tem (ěk'ō-sĭs'təm, ē'kō-)
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An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.
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Science Dictionary
| ecosystem (ē'kō-sĭs'təm) Pronunciation Key
A community of organisms together with their physical environment, viewed as a system of interacting and interdependent relationships and including such processes as the flow of energy through trophic levels and the cycling of chemical elements and compounds through living and nonliving components of the system. |
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Cultural Dictionary
ecosystem [(ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-sis-tuhm)]A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. For example, a prairie ecosystem includes coyotes, the rabbits on which they feed, and the grasses that feed the rabbits.
Note: Chemical substances move through ecosystems on the Earth in cycles (see carbon cycle).
Note: The source of energy for almost every ecosystem on Earth is the sun.
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