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A natural living environment, and by extension the usual setting where a person, thing, or activity belongs, or a designed place that supports life in difficult conditions.
Examples During festival week, the square turns into a habitat for street musicians.
The report describes online forums as a habitat for niche communities.
The expedition used a modular habitat as its base camp.
Pollution can destroy the habitats that fish need to breed.
Each species survives best in a habitat with the right food, water, and shelter.
Similar words range
enclosure
milieu
station
living module
natural home
ecosystem
shelter
home ground
module
Meanings Examples Wetlands provide a rich habitat for frogs and migratory birds.
The panda's habitat includes cool forests with dense bamboo.
Pollution can destroy the habitats that fish need to breed.
Biologists mapped the turtle's nesting habitat along the coast.
Restoring native grassland creates better habitat for pollinators.
Each species survives best in a habitat with the right food, water, and shelter.
Similar words environment
ecosystem
biotope
natural home
range
living environment
Examples The late-night diner became the students' favorite habitat .
Old bookshops were his natural habitat .
The report describes online forums as a habitat for niche communities.
During festival week, the square turns into a habitat for street musicians.
Her professional habitat is the busy emergency room.
Collectors know the flea market is the best habitat for rare posters.
Similar words haunt setting
environment
milieu
scene
home ground
Examples The astronauts tested a prototype lunar habitat in the desert.
Researchers lived inside an underwater habitat for two weeks.
Engineers designed the polar habitat to retain heat during storms.
The spacecraft carries an inflatable habitat for the crew.
A sealed habitat must recycle air and water reliably.
The expedition used a modular habitat as its base camp.
Similar words living module
shelter
enclosure
station
base
module
Etymology Borrowed in the 1700s from Latin habitat , literally "it dwells", from habitare , "to live or dwell", related to habere , "to have or hold".
FAQ Habitat usually means the natural environment where an organism lives, grows, feeds, and reproduces.
Can habitat refer to people?
Yes. Habitat can also mean the usual place or social setting where a person, group, thing, or activity belongs.
Is a habitat the same as a home?
Not usually. A home may be one place to live, while a habitat is the wider environment or setting that supports life or regular activity.
What is a technical habitat ?
A technical habitat is a designed living environment, such as an underwater or space module, that supports people in difficult conditions.
Where does habitat come from?
Habitat comes from Latin habitat , meaning "it dwells", from habitare , meaning "to live or dwell".
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