English Explanatory Dictionary

ecotope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).

Word forms

ecotope ecotopes

Etymology

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

Derived words

ecotopic
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