Home › Words › E › ecoethologyecoethologyecoethology means the study of the relationship between the behaviour of animals and their environments.EtymologyFrom eco- + ethology.nounThe study of the relationship between the behaviour of animals and their environments.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ethology 73% match — The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals. vs ecoethology →ethicology 73% match — The study of ethics. vs ecoethology →ecotheory 71% match — Theoretical explorations of the connections between humans and the environment; the theory of ecocriticism. vs ecoethology →environmentology 69% match — Study of the environment. vs ecoethology →ecotrophology 67% match — Study of food chains and ecosystems. vs ecoethology →ethnozoology 66% match — The study of past and present interrelationships between human cultures and animals. vs ecoethology →ecotheorist 66% match — One who studies ecotheory. vs ecoethology →ecoclimatology 66% match — Study of the relationship between ecology and climate. vs ecoethology →