ECOLOGICAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does ecological mean? • ECOLOGICAL (adjective)
The adjective ECOLOGICAL has 2 senses:
1. characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
2. of or relating to the science of ecology
Familiarity information: ECOLOGICAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ECOLOGICAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
ecologic; ecological
Context example:
an ecological disaster
Pertainym:
ecology (the environment as it relates to living organisms)
Meaning:
Of or relating to the science of ecology
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
bionomic; bionomical; ecologic; ecological
Context example:
ecological research
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
ecology (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
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