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单词 ecomorphology
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ecomorphologyn.

Brit. /ˌiːkə(ʊ)mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/, /ˌɛkə(ʊ)mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌɛkoʊˌmɔrˈfɑlədʒi/, /ˌikoʊˌmɔrˈfɑlədʒi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eco- comb. form, morphology n.
Etymology: < eco- comb. form + morphology n., after ecomorphological adj.
Biology.
The study of the relationship between the morphology of organisms and their ecology. Also: the relationship itself.
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the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > morphology > branches of
teratology1842
promorphology1878
metamorphology1879
tectology1883
ecomorphology1960
1960 H. S. Muir Evol. Chordate Struct. i. 3 As homology is basic to phylogeny, so analogy is basic to ecomorphology, the study of (a) the convergent effect upon basically different structures of adaptation to a common or similar environment, and of (b) the divergent effects upon basically similar (homologous) structures of adaptation to different environments.
1988 Ecology 69 388 Stream fish community structure has been summarized on the basis of trophic groups.., life history characteristics, and ecomorphology.
2006 Biol. Conservation 237/2 It was predicted that..vegetation clutter would reduce bat activity due to the constraints of bat ecomorphology.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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