Meanings
nounecozone (plural ecozones)
plural ecozones
- biogeographyA large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna.
Synonyms: biozone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
- Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
- Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
- Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
- Latinoeco-
- Frenchéco-
- Englisheco-
- Proto-Indo-European*yeh₃s-
- Proto-Indo-European*yoh₃snéh₂
- Ancient Greekζώνη (zṓnē)
- Latinzōna
- Englishzone
- Englishecozone
Translations
French écozone
- écozonelarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
Italian ecozona
- ecozonalarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
Portuguese zona ecológica, região ecológica
- zona ecológicalarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
- região ecológicalarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
- ecorregiãolarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
- biorregiãolarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
- ecozonalarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
- biozonalarge geographical region having a distinct biodiversity
Cite this entry
APA
ecozone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecozone
MLA
“ecozone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecozone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecozone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecozone.
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