synecologicaladj.
/ˌsɪnˌiːkəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌsɪnˌikəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/, /ˌsɪnˌɛkəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Ecology.
Of or relating to synecology.
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the world > life > biology > study > [adjective] > ecology
ecological1879
bionomic1890
bionomical1890
ecologic1894
synecological1906
autecological1926
socioecological1936
ecogeographic1951
radioecological1952
socioecologic1970
1906 Sc. Geogr. Mag. 22 238 This potential, not always at first apparent from the present physical conditions, may be raised or lowered by external interference, not to speak of the automatic actions and reactions of synecological dynamics.
1922 Jrnl. Ecol. 10 14 Up to the present time most ecological work has been of an extensive (synecological) nature.
2008 New Scientist 6 Sept. 54/4 We have discovered some remarkable synecological facts, however, such as the relationship between Africa's whistling thorn tree and the fierce biting ant that lives upon it.
Derivatives
ˌsynecoˈlogically adv. as regards or with respect to synecology.
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1917 Trans. Illinois Acad. Sci. 10 126 Uncultivated herbs are of interest chiefly synecologically as the associates of trees in their different groupings and as indicators of the characteristics of the environment, as hydrophytic, xerophytic, etc.
1976 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. 54 19 The status of the subfamily..is discussed and all described species are synecologically characterized.
2002 Bot. Rev. 68 102 Autecologically and synecologically, plant endemism has been linked to..a greater tendency toward asexual reproduction, poorer dispersal ability, and smaller and more weakly persistent seed banks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1906