ecology

Definition

The science of who eats whom, who poops where, and why Mother Nature throws a tantrum when you disrupt her carefully balanced drama. It's the study of relationships between organisms and their environment—basically real estate with more biological consequences.

Example Usage

The company's new sustainability initiative claimed to respect ecology until the bulldozers arrived.

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