eco-

combining form

: ecology : ecological

Full Definition of ECO-

: habitat or environment <ecospecies>

: ecological or environmental <ecocatastrophe>

Late Latin oeco- household, from Greek oik-, oiko-, from oikos house — more at vicinity

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