GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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ecology (ḗ‑kŏlˈṓ‑jy̆), n. [Gr. οἶκος house + -logy.] (Biol.) the branch of biology concerned with the various relations of animals and plants to one another and to their surrounding environment.
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oecology (ḗ‑kŏlˈṓ‑jy̆), n. [Gr. οἶκος house + -logy.] (Biol.) The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world; -- now more commonly spelled ecology. [Also spelled ecology.]
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