Etymology

ecotope

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Today it means: An ecological habitat on the scale of individual organisms sharing space. Many ecotopes together, either adjacent or overlapping, make up an eco-region or larger unit. Full definition →

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The story

From eco- (“house”) + -tope (“place”).

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