ecophysiology

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noun

The study of the relationships between, and adaptation of, the physiology of an organism and its environment

OriginEnglish physiology ← French physiologie ← Latin oeco- →
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Meanings

nounecophysiology (usually uncountable, plural ecophysiologies)

plural ecophysiologies

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe study of the relationships between, and adaptation of, the physiology of an organism and its environment

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  2. Latinoeco-
  3. Frenchéco-
  4. Englisheco-
  5. Frenchphysiologie
  6. Englishphysiology
  7. Englishecophysiology

From eco- + physiology.

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Translations

Dutch ecofysiologie
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Finnish ekofysiologia
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French écophysiologie
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German Ökophysiologie
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Irish éicifiseolaíocht
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

physioecology
Cite this entry
APA

ecophysiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecophysiology

MLA

“ecophysiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecophysiology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecophysiology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecophysiology.

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