ecosystem
//ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm//
formalForms
- Plural
- ecosystems
Definitions
1.A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
2.The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
3.A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies.
- The company’s ecosystem mainly comprises its supply chain, customers, end consumers and competitors.
- There is a certain duality in how the Hindutva ecosystem is pushing the anti-hijab discourse into the mainstream.
- It [The Kashmir Files] is being described by the leftist “liberal” ecosystem as a movie that peddles bigotry against Muslims.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4495
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From eco- + system.
Coined by English botanist Arthur Tansley in 1935 in a paper titled The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts in the journal Ecology.