Meanings
nounautecology (usually uncountable, plural autecologies)
plural autecologies
- uncountableusuallyone of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
1959: Odum, ' In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology' and synecology.
Origin
From Ancient Greek via Latin auto- (“on itself”) + ecology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish autekologia
- autekologiaone of two broad subdivisions of ecology
French autécologie
- autécologieone of two broad subdivisions of ecology
Hebrew אוֹטְאֵקוֹלוֹגְיָה
- אוֹטְאֵקוֹלוֹגְיָהone of two broad subdivisions of ecology
Irish uathéiceolaíocht
- uathéiceolaíochtone of two broad subdivisions of ecology
Italian autoecologia
- autoecologiaone of two broad subdivisions of ecology
Polish autekologia
- autekologiaone of two broad subdivisions of ecology
Cite this entry
APA
autecology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autecology
MLA
“autecology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autecology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autecology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autecology.
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