Ecological Impact Vocabulary

noun a residential area on the outskirts of a city or town

• The development of new housing estates is rapidly expanding suburbia.
• I grew up in suburbia, where everyone knew each other's business.
• Suburbia is so boring, there's never anything fun to do.
• She felt trapped in the monotony of suburbia, longing for adventure in the city.

noun a small or insignificant remnant or leftover

• The botanist identified the plant species by examining the ort found near the roots.
• I found some leftover ort from last night's dinner under the table.
• Don't be an ort and leave your trash on the ground.
• The artist considered every ort of detail before completing the masterpiece.

noun a person who studies or specializes in the study of grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets

• The acridologist carefully studied the chemical composition of the noxious fumes.
• The acridologist was all about sniffing out bad smells.
• That acridologist dude is like a professional stink detective.
• As an acridologist of human behavior, she could detect the underlying toxicity in relationships.

noun Africanized bee

• The Africanized bee, also known as the killer bee, is a hybrid of the African honey bee species and various European honey bee subspecies.
• Watch out for those Africanized bees, they are known to be more aggressive than regular honey bees.
• I got stung by one of those killer Africanized bees while hiking in the mountains.
• The team's defense swarmed the opposing player like a hive of Africanized bees.