ecophenotypicadj.
/ˌiːkəʊˌfiːnə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk/, /ˌɛkəʊˌfiːnə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛkoʊˌfinəˈtɪpɪk/, /ˌikoʊˌfinəˈtɪpɪk/ Ecology.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of an ecophenotype.
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1947 Evolution 1 167/2 Progressive modifications may be due to evolution, or to ecophenotypic variation produced by gradually shifting environments.
1973 Copeia No. 2. 234/2 Although this geographical pattern might suggest ecophenotypic variability, there is little doubt that the morphological distinctions..reflect true genetic differences.
2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory v. 431 De Vries summarized his views on the inefficacy of fluctuating variation (which, he suspected, did not have a particulate Mendelian basis and arose by influences that we would now call ecophenotypic).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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