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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesécosystème
Pronunciation / Transliteration: écosystème
"La protection de cet écosystème est une priorité absolue."
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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
"Pollution can have a devastating effect on the fragile ecosystem of the lake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1935 by British ecologist Arthur Tansley, combining 'eco-' (derived from the Greek oikos, meaning 'house' or 'dwelling') and 'system'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "ecosystem" is said worldwide
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écosystème
Transliteration: écosystème
"La protection de cet écosystème est une priorité absolue."
Ökosystem
Transliteration: Ökosystem
"Der Wald ist ein komplexes Ökosystem."
ecosistema
Transliteration: ecosistema
"Dobbiamo preservare l'ecosistema marino."
ecosistema
Transliteration: ecosistema
"El cambio climático afecta a todo el ecosistema."
ecossistema
Transliteration: ecossistema
"A Amazônia abriga um ecossistema único."
पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र
Transliteration: paristhitiki tantra
"हमें अपने पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र की रक्षा करनी चाहिए।"
生态系统
Transliteration: shēngtài xìtǒng
"人类活动严重破坏了当地的生态系统。"
생태계
Transliteration: saengtaegye
"이 지역의 생태계는 매우 민감합니다."
生態系
Transliteration: seitaikei
"自然の生態系を守ることが重要です。"
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