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# ecological

adjective (ecological); adverb ecologically; noun ecology

«ecological» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ecological means to do with ecology, the study of how living things live together and depend on each other and on their surroundings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#m1)
2. Ecological also means caring for nature and the environment, as in ecological farming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#m2)

### In the lessons

Science and geography lessons: food chains, habitats, ecosystems, pollution. In news, ecological damage or an ecological disaster means harm to nature. Phrases: ecological balance, ecological damage, ecological footprint, ecological disaster.

### Examples

- Cutting down the forest caused ecological damage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#x1)
- Bees play a big ecological role by pollinating flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#x2)
- The oil spill was an ecological disaster for the birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#x3)
- An ecological footprint shows how much of the Earth's resources we use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#x4)
- The pond is a small ecological system with frogs, snails and plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#x5)
- Our school garden uses ecological ways to stop pests, like ladybirds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/#x6)

### Note

Say «ee-ko-LOJ-ik-al» or «ek-o-». Ecology is the science; ecological describes it; eco- is a short prefix (eco-friendly). Similar to «environmental» but more about how living things connect.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ecological» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecological/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ecological» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ecological.html) on Mova free.