"ecotone" meaning in All languages combined

See ecotone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈiːkətəʊn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-ecotone.wav Forms: ecotones [plural]
Etymology: Combination of eco- (“ecology”) + -tone, from the Greek τόνος (tónos, “tension”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|eco|gloss1=ecology}} eco- (“ecology”) + Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecotone (plural ecotones)
  1. A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems). Categories (topical): Ecology Derived forms: ecotonal, ecotonic Translations (a region of transition): ecotò (Catalan), randzone (Danish), écotone (French), Ökoton (German), אקוטון (Hebrew), ekoton (Norwegian), ekoton (Polish), ecótono [masculine] (Portuguese), ecótone [masculine] (Portuguese), ecoton (Romanian), экотон (ekoton) (Russian), екотон (Serbo-Croatian), ekoton (Serbo-Croatian), ecotono (Spanish), ekoton (Swedish), ekoton (Turkish), екотон (ekoton) (Ukrainian)

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