Ecosystem
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ecosystem is a noun meaning A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
Meaning
A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
More Meanings
- The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
- (by extension) A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies.
Example Sentences
The company’s ecosystem mainly comprises its supply chain, customers, end consumers and competitors.
There is a certain duality in how the Hindutva ecosystem is pushing the anti-hijab discourse into the mainstream.
It [The Kashmir Files] is being described by the leftist “liberal” ecosystem as a movie that peddles bigotry against Muslims.
Money mules play an important role in the scam ecosystem primarily to get money out of Singapore to the foreign syndicates and facilitate scams.
Word Forms
- ecosystems
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include habitat, ecological, ecology, species, environment, environmental.
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