Ecology

/iːˈkɑːlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The scientific study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment.

Etymology

Coined from Greek 'oikos' meaning 'house, home' and 'logia' meaning 'study of'. It originally meant studying the 'household' of nature—how everything shares space and resources.

Kelly Says

Ecology is literally the study of our shared 'home', not just of plants and animals. It shows that no species, including humans, lives alone; every action echoes through the whole living system.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አ Ecology አንድ አንድ አንድ አንድ አንድ
a-Ecology a-nd a-nd a-nd a-nd a-nd
ARالعربية
علم البيئة
il-m al-bi-a
BNবাংলা
প্রকৃতি বিজ্ঞান
prak-r-ti bi-j-naan
CACatalà
ecologia
e-koh-lo-gee-a
CSČeština
ekologie
e-koh-lo-gee
DADansk
økologi
o-e-ko-lo-gee
DEDeutsch
Ökologie
o-koh-loh-gee
ELΕλληνικά
οικολογία
o-ko-lo-gee-a
ESEspañol
ecología
eh-koh-loh-gee-a
FAفارسی
زیست‌شناسی
zi-st-shan-asii
FISuomi
ekologia
e-ko-lo-gee-a
FRFrançais
écologie
e-koh-loh-jee
GUGU
પ્રકૃતિનું વિજ્ઞાન
prak-r-ti-nuu vi-j-naan
HAHA
gamshi
gam-shi
HEעברית
אקולוגיה
a-ko-lo-gee-ya
HIहिन्दी
पर्यावरण विज्ञान
parivaar-na-ee-ya vi-j-naan
HUMagyar
ökológia
o-koh-lo-gee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekologi
eh-koh-lo-gee
IGIG
nkwụrụ ọha
n-kwu-ru o-ha
ITItaliano
ecologia
eh-koh-loh-jee-a
JA日本語
生態学
se-tai-gaku
KKKK
экология
e-ko-lo-gii-ya
KMKM
កម្ពស់ប្រព័ន្ធ
kam-pos-ba-pra-po-n-th
KO한국어
생태학
saeng-tae-hak
MRMR
पर्यावरणशास्त्र
parivaar-na-ee-ya-sha-as-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
ekologi
eh-koh-lo-gee
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပ တည်ဆောက်မှု
pyi-pa tye-sa-kauk-mu
NLNederlands
ecologie
e-koh-lo-gee
NONorsk
økologi
o-e-ko-lo-gee
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰકૃતિ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
prak-r-ti vi-gya-an
PLPolski
ekologia
e-koh-lo-gee-ya
PTPortuguês
ecologia
eh-koh-lo-gee-a
RORomână
ecologie
e-koh-lo-gee
RUРусский
экология
e-ko-lo-gii-ya
SVSvenska
ekologi
e-koh-lo-gee
SWKiswahili
mazingira
ma-zin-gi-ra
TAதமிழ்
சுற்றுச்சூழல் அறிவியல்
suruth-cha-ool a-ri-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
ఎకోలొజీ
e-ko-lo-jee
THไทย
นิเวศวิทยา
ni-wet-wit-ta
TLTL
ekolohiya
e-ko-lo-hi-ya
TRTürkçe
ekoloji
e-ko-lo-ji
UKУкраїнська
екологія
e-ko-lo-gii-ya
URاردو
ماحولیات
ma-hoo-li-aat
VITiếng Việt
sinh thái học
sinh-thai hoc
YOYO
agbeko
a-g-be-ko
ZH中文
生态学
shēng tài xué
ZUZU
ukusungula kwesifundo
oo-ku-su-ng-u-la kwes-i-fun-do

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