Ecological

/ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ · adjective

Meaning

Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment..

Definitions by Sense

1. Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
2. Not harmful to the environment.

Example Sentences

Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

To get doomier still, there’s also the pertinent question of whether, given current ecological speculation, the human race will even survive beyond the next century or so – an uncertainty which makes applying one’s imagination to a 22nd or 23rd Century rather academic.

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• more ecological
• most ecological
• œcological

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