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synecologic

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syn⋅e⋅col⋅o⋅gy

  [sin-i-kol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of ecology dealing with the relations between natural communities and their environments.
Compare autecology.

Origin:
1910–15; syn- + ecology

Related forms:
syn⋅ec⋅o⋅log⋅ic  [sin-ek-uh-loj-ik] , syn⋅ec⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
syn⋅ec⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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syn·e·col·o·gy   (sĭn'ĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of the ecological interrelationships among communities of organisms.
syn'e·co·log'ic (-kə-lŏj'ĭk), syn'e·co·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
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synecology   (sĭn'ĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The branch of ecology that deals with the ecological interrelationships among communities of organisms. Compare autecology.
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