Ecological Meaning
/ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRelating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
adjNot harmful to the environment.
Sentence Examples
Bioclimatic is an ecological approach to architecture.
This building has a low ecological footprint.
We risk upsetting the ecological balance of the area.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ disaster caused by the oil spill killed thousands of fish and birds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Bioclimatic is an ____ approach to architecture.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English ecology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ecological From ecology + -ical.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
"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."
— 2019 May 14, Hugh Montgomery, “HBO's Years & Years and the horrors of the near-near-future”, in BBC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ disaster caused by the oil spill killed thousands of fish and birds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Bioclimatic is an ____ approach to architecture.