• Synecology

    Origin

    From syn- + ecology.

    Full definition of synecology

    Noun

    synecology

    (uncountable)
    1. (ecology) One of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community).
      • 1959:"In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology and synecology." — Odum
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