habitat
noun
hab·i·tat
ˈha-bə-ˌtat 
1
a
: the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
b
: the typical place of residence of a person or a group
the arctic habitat of the Inuit
c
: a housing for a controlled physical environment in which people can live under surrounding inhospitable conditions (as under the sea)
2
: the place where something is commonly found
has its natural habitat in university, in government, or in industrial laboratories—
B. B. Watson
B. B. Watson
Examples of habitat in a Sentence
a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors
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The Arizona Republic traveled to the Klamath last year for a series of stories about the damage inflicted by the dams and the work to restore wildlife habitat and ancestral homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
How else do dogs help protect vulnerable species? Poaching, human-animal conflict and habitat loss have made cheetahs a vulnerable species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
How else do dogs help protect vulnerable species? Poaching, human-animal conflict and habitat loss have made cheetahs a vulnerable species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
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“Habitat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habitat. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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habitat
noun
hab·i·tat
ˈhab-ə-ˌtat
: the place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives or grows
Medical Definition
habitat
noun
hab·i·tat
ˈhab-ə-ˌtat
1
: the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally occurs
the human pubic region is the natural habitat of the crab louse
2
: a housing for a controlled physical environment in which people can live surrounded by inhospitable conditions (as under the sea)
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