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bionomic, a. and n.|baɪəˈnɒmɪk|
[f. bio-, after economic.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the conditions under which an organism lives in its natural habitat; of or pertaining to bionomics (see B).
1899J. A. Thomson in H. R. Mill Internat. Geogr. 85 Bionomic Relations. 1920Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1919 207 The formation of a great collection of butterflies—a most valuable asset for bionomic research. 1956Nature 25 Feb. 359/1 A number of his systematic papers contain bionomic and ecological observations.
B. n. pl. The branch of biology which deals with the mode of life of organisms in their natural habitat, their adaptation to their surroundings, etc.; ecology.
1888E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 803/2 Bionomics..including thremmatology, or the science of breeding. 1895Naturalist 337 The old out-door ornithologists are to-day's sportsmen, who study the bionomics of their quarry that they may outwit them. 1902Westm. Gaz. 6 Dec. 8/1 The bionomics of the North Sea; in other words, the relationships of the various forms of life to one another and to their surroundings. 1947New Biol. III. 57 This study of the mode of life of any animal and of its relationships to its surroundings and to other animals is called the study of the bionomics of the animal. |