Resembling or relating to an ecological form or type; having characteristics typical of a particular ecological adaptation.
From 'eco-' (Greek 'oikos', environment) combined with '-oid' (from Greek 'eidos', form/appearance), literally 'eco-shaped' or 'environment-like'.
Biologists use 'ecoid' to describe organisms that look similar because they're adapted to similar environments, not because they're closely related—it's like ecological convergent evolution creating look-alikes!
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