ecological adj 1: characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment; "an ecological disaster" [syn: {ecological}, {ecologic}] 2: of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" [syn: {ecological}, {ecologic}, {bionomical}, {bionomic}]
ecological \ecological\ ([-e]*k[-o]"l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), adj. of or pertaining to ecology; as, an ecological disaster. Syn: bionomic, bionomical. [WordNet 1.5]