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Ecosystem Noun Environment Community Ecological Unit Considered Merriam Webster's

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
eco·sys·tem

 \\-ˌsis-təm\\ noun
 DATE  1935
: the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
English Etymology
ecosystem
  1935, from eco- (abstracted from ecology) + system.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
ecosystem
eco·sys·tem 5i:kEusistEmNAmE 5i:kou- / noun   all the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment
   生态系统
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ecosystem noun
 nature2
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
eco·system
\ˈekō, ˈēkō+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: ec- (II) + system
: an ecological community considered together with the nonliving factors of its environment as a unit

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