Pronunciation: ['e-kê-tIp or 'e-ko-tIp] Listen
Definition: In an ecospecies, the smallest taxonomic subdivision. Individuals in an ecotype are highly evolved to suit their environment. For example, in climatically severe areas, some trees, like the Pacific madrone, grow as a bushy ecotype.
[@more@]Usage: This word stems from biology, but like many of our Words of the Day, it just begs to be used metaphorically.
Suggested Usage: The word is occasionally useful in the literal sense: "Stop feeding the animals—you will contribute to the growth of an ecotype that depends on microwave popcorn for life!" It is nonetheless very effective metaphorically: "It's a shame that Dale lost his job; he's such an ecotype, it will be hard for him to match his résumé to any another position."
Etymology: A blend of "ecology" + "type." (A blend is a word comprising parts of two other words smushed together rather than conjoined, e.g. "smoke" + "fog" = "smog.") "Ecology" is from Greek oik-os "house, household" + the quasinoun -ology "study" from Greek -logia from logos "word, idea."
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