How to pronounce ecology
American English pronunciation
ih-KOL-uh-jee
- IPA
- /ɪˈkɑlədʒi/
- Syllables
- ih · KOL · uh · jee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ecology means
The study of how living things fit with their surroundings
In a sentence: Our class learned about pond ecology by counting frogs and dragonflies.
Where it comes from: A German scientist, Ernst Haeckel, made up the word in 1866 from Greek parts meaning "house" and "study of."
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