Word Type

Noun

The word "ecology" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Defined As

scientific study of organisms and natural environments

Derived Terms

aeroecology agroecology anthecology arcology astroecology autecology bioecology chemical ecology chemoecology chronoecology cultural ecology deep ecology dendroecology eco ecological ecologism ecologist ecology block ecosophy ecosystem ecotribe ethnoecology geoecology human ecology hydroecology immunoecology macroecology microecology myrmecology neuroecology paleoecology pedoecology photoecology physioecology psychoecology radioecology restoration ecology socioecology synecology zooecology

Derived From

logy

Context

biology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

biological science biology environment

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

agroecology autecology chemical ecology chronoecology cultural ecology dendroecology ethnoecology geoecology hydroecology kincentric ecology language ecology linguistic ecology macroecology myrmecology palaeoecology paleoecology photoecology phytoecology radioecology restoration ecology social ecology socioecology synecology thermoecology

Type Of (IsA)

biology environment science

Related Terms

ecology block

Related Terms

biology ecologic ecological ecologically ecologist ecology block ecosystem engineer emergence environment food chain organism paleoecologic paleoecological paleoecologist paleoecology

Used For

environmentalists

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.