Meanings
nounecotone (plural ecotones)
plural ecotones
- A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).
Origin
Combination of eco- (“ecology”) + -tone, from the Greek τόνος (tónos, “tension”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ecotò
- ecotòa region of transition
Danish randzone
- randzonea region of transition
Finnish ekotoni, vaihettumisvyöhyke
- ekotonia region of transition
- vaihettumisvyöhykea region of transition
French écotone
- écotonea region of transition
German Ökoton
- Ökotona region of transition
Hebrew אקוטון
- אקוטוןa region of transition
Norwegian ekoton
- ekotona region of transition
Polish ekoton
- ekotona region of transition
Portuguese ecótono, ecótone
- ecótonoa region of transition
- ecótonea region of transition
Romanian ecoton
- ecotona region of transition
Russian экотон
- экотон (ekoton)a region of transition
Spanish ecotono
- ecotonoa region of transition
Swedish ekoton
- ekotona region of transition
Turkish ekoton
- ekotona region of transition
Ukrainian екотон
- екотон (ekoton)a region of transition
Cite this entry
APA
ecotone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotone
MLA
“ecotone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecotone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotone.
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