bionomics

bionomics
1. SYN: bionomy. 2. SYN: ecology.

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bi·o·nom·ics .bī-ə-'näm-iks n pl but sing or pl in constr ECOLOGY (1){{}}(2)
bi·o·nom·ic -ik or bi·o·nom·i·cal -i-kəl adj
bi·o·nom·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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n.

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bi·o·nom·ics (bi″o-nomґiks) [bio- + Gr. nomos law] the study of the relations of organisms to their environment; ecology.

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