autecology Syllabification: (aut·e·col·o·gy)Pronunciation: /ôtiˈkäləjē/ (also autoecology)Definition of autecology noun Biology the ecological study of an individual organism, or sometimes a particular species. Contrasted with synecology.Derivatives autecologicalPronunciation: /ˌôtekəˈläjikəl, -ēkə-/ adjective autecology in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of autecology in the British & World English dictionary