ecosystem
41ecosystem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See environment. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. habitat, environment, ecological community …
42ecosystem — e|co|sys|tem [ˈi:kəuˌsıstım US ˈi:kou ] n all the animals and plants in a particular area, and the way in which they are related to each other and to their environment →↑ecology …
43ecosystem — ec|o|sys|tem [ ekou,sıstəm ] noun count SCIENCE all the plants and animals in a particular area, considered as a system with parts that depend on one another …
44ecosystem — n. ecological system, reciprocal relationship between living things and the environment …
45Ecosystem — The interacting system of biological community and its nonliving environment. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
46ecosystem — noun Ecology a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment …
47ecosystem — noun (C) all the animals and plants in a particular area, and the way in which they are related to each other and to their environment …
48ecosystem — Sum of all biological, chemical, and physical components of an area and their interactions …
49ecosystem — eco·system …
50ecosystem — [ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm] noun [C] science all the plants and animals in an area, considered as a system with parts that depend on each other …