bioecological
/ˌbʌɪəʊˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ /ˌbʌɪəʊˌɛkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/adjective
1 Biology. Of or relating to the ecology of organisms and their interactions with each other.
2 Psychology. Designating or relating to a model of the development of individual human behaviour and personality which posits that inherited tendencies manifest only as a result of continuing interaction with the environment.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Journal of Mammalogy. From bio- + ecological, after bioecology.
- begad
- began
- begat
- begemmed
- beget
- be/get carried away
- be/get liquored up
- begetter
- beggar
- beggar belief (or description)
- beggarliness
- beggarly
- beggarman
- beggar-my-neighbour
- beggars can't be choosers
- beggar's purse
- beggarticks
- beggarwoman
- beggary
- begging bowl
- begging letter
- begin
- Begin, Menachem
- beginner
- beginner's luck