autecologic
|au-te-col-o-gic|
/ˌɔːtəˈkɒlɪk/
relating to a single species' ecology
Etymology
'autecologic' originates from Greek elements via Neo-Latin/modern scientific formation, specifically from Greek 'autós' and 'oîkos' through Neo-Latin/Modern Latin 'autecologia', where 'autós' meant 'self' and 'oîkos' meant 'house' or 'dwelling' (hence 'environment').
'autecologic' changed from Neo-Latin/Modern Latin formations such as 'autecologia' and the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' (compare Latin/Neo-Latin 'autecologicus'), and eventually became the modern English adjective 'autecologic'.
Initially it referred to things 'pertaining to autecology' (the study of individual species' ecology); over time it has retained that specialist scientific meaning in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to autecology; concerning the ecology of an individual species or organism (its interactions with its environment).
The autecologic survey examined how that butterfly species times its emergence to local temperature cues.
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