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ECOLOGIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ecologic mean?
• ECOLOGIC (adjective)
The adjective ECOLOGIC has 2 senses:
1. characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
2. of or relating to the science of ecology
Familiarity information: ECOLOGIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
ecologic; ecological
Context example:
an ecological disaster
Pertainym:
ecology (the environment as it relates to living organisms)
Derivation:
ecology (the environment as it relates to living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the science of ecology
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
bionomic; bionomical; ecologic; ecological
Context example:
ecological research
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
ecology (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
Derivation:
ecology (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
Context examples
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program conducts ecologic studies to collect information on cancer rates over time in certain parts of the United States.
(Ecologic study, NCI Dictionary)
Ecologic, natural history, or descriptive studies.
(Genetics (Treatment) Level of Evidence: 4, NCI Dictionary)
Also called ecologic study.
(Ecological study, NCI Dictionary)
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