ecosystem

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[edit] Noun

Singular
ecosystem

Plural
ecosystems

ecosystem (plural ecosystems)

A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.

[edit] Translations

system of an ecological community and its environment

Croatian: ekosustav hr(hr) m., ekosistem hr(hr) m.
Czech: ekosystém cs(cs) m.
Dutch: ecosysteem nl(nl) n.
Estonian: ökosüsteem
Finnish: ekosysteemi fi(fi)
French: écosystème fr(fr) m.
German: Ökosystem de(de) n.

Greek: οικοσύστημα el(el) n. (oikosýstima)
Icelandic: vistkerfi is(is) n.
Italian: ecosistema it(it) m.
Norwegian: økosystem no(no) n.
Russian: экосистема ru(ru) (ekosistéma) f.
Spanish: ecosistema es(es)

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