habitat
pronunciation
How to pronounce habitat in British English:
UK [ˈhæbɪtæt]
How to pronounce habitat in American English:
US [ˈhæbɪtæt]
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- Noun:
- the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
Word Origin
- habitat (n.)
- "area or region where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives," 1762, originally a technical term in Latin texts on English flora and fauna, literally "it inhabits," third person singular present indicative of habitare "to live, dwell," frequentative of habere "to have, to hold, possess" (see habit (n.)). This was the Modern Latin word that began the part of the scientific description of a plant or animal species that told its locality. General sense of "dwelling place" is first attested 1854.
Synonym
domain territory zone natural region ground abode medium home surroundings background environment milieu precincts condition realm setting range locality area locale sphere vicinity environs
Example
- 1. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests .
- 2. Industrial fishing and habitat shifts ended this .
- 3. Restricted and degraded habitat is the greatest threat .
- 4. Without habitat , you 've got nothing .
- 5. Poaching is the greatest threat , followed by habitat loss .