ecological

• œcological (archaic)

From ecology + -ical.

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/

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ecological (comparative more ecological, superlative most ecological)

1. Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
   • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:

     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.

   • 2019 May 14, Hugh Montgomery, “HBO's Years & Years and the horrors of the near-near-future”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     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.

2. Not harmful to the environment.

   Synonyms: ecologically friendly, environmentally friendly; see also Thesaurus:environmentally friendly

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