Umberto. 1932–2016, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault's Pendulum (1988)
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eco-,
- a combining form representing ecology in the formation of compounds (ecosystem;
ecotype);
also with the more general sense "environment,'' "nature,'' "natural habitat'' (ecocide;
ecolaw;
ecopolitics).
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denoting ecology or ecological: ecocide, ecosphere
'eco' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
eco-
- eco-warrior
- ecocatastrophe
- ecocide
- ecofallow
- ecofreak
- ecohazard
- econiche
- ecophysiology
- ecopolitics
- ecospecies
- ecosphere
- ecosystem
- ecotage
- ecoterrorist
- ecotone
- ecotourism
- ecotype
- ergonomics
- low-impact