(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas ti…
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the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
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a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur; kills plankton and…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.the forest trees growing in a country or region
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.the forest trees growing in a country or region
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.land that is covered with trees and shrubs
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Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Physical geography, Environmental ecology.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Environmental ecology.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Environmental ecology.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Environmental ecology.the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Environmental ecology.work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Environmental ecology.the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the…
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(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is appli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.The branch of biology that studies the structure of organisms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, biology, concerned, relations, organisms.(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…
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