oecology \oe*col"o*gy\ ([-e]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. o'i^kos
house + -logy.] (Biol.)
The various relations of animals and plants to one another
and to the outer world; -- now more commonly spelled
{ecology}. [Also spelled {ecology}.]
[1913 Webster]