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Meaning: The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment Classified under: Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents Synonyms: bionomics; environmental science; ecology Hypernyms ("bionomics" is a kind of...): biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms) Domain member category: cosmopolitan; widely distributed (growing or occurring in many parts of the world) ecological niche; niche ((ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)) ecological succession; succession ((ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established) ecesis; establishment ((ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat) food cycle; food web ((ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains) food pyramid ((ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal predator at the top; each level preys on the level below) food chain ((ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member) association ((ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species) biotic community; community ((ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other) endemic (native to or confined to a certain region) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bionomics"): palaeoecology; paleoecology (the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology) "You can't milk a cow with your hands in your pants." (English proverb) "The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives." (Native American proverb, Sioux) "The stingy has a big porch and little morality." (Arabic proverb) "He who wins the first hand, leaves with only his pants in hand." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Pronunciation of succession Definition of establishment Definition of biotic community Definition of endemic Definition of palaeoecology
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