ecotope

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounecotope (plural ecotopes)

plural ecotopes

  1. 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.
  2. All of the constituent parts found in a locality on the same scale, such as the physiotope (landform), the geotope (rocks and soil) and the biotope (living flora and fauna).

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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