habitat
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ɪˌtæt noun
1.
the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism: a tropical habitat.
2.
the place where a person or thing is usually found: Paris is a major habitat of artists.
3.
a special environment for living in over an extended period, as an underwater research vessel.
4.
habitation ( def 1 ).
Origin:
1755–65; < Latin: it inhabits, 3rd singular present indicative of habitāre, frequentative of habēre to have, hold
1755–65; < Latin: it inhabits, 3rd singular present indicative of habitāre, frequentative of habēre to have, hold
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| —n | |
| 1. | the environment in which an animal or plant normally lives or grows |
| 2. | the place in which a person, group, class, etc, is normally found |
| [C18: from Latin: it inhabits, from habitāre to dwell, from habēre to have] | |
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Word Origin & History
habitat
1762, as a technical term in Latin texts on Eng. flora and fauna, lit. "it inhabits," third pers. sing. pres. indic. of habitare "to live, dwell," freq. of habere "to have, to hold, possess" (see habit). General sense of "dwelling place" is first attested 1854. Habitant "Canadian
of Fr. descent" (1789) is from Fr. word meaning "inhabitant" (lit. the prp. of habiter "to inhabit, dwell"), and was the usual word for planters in 18c. Quebec.
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Science Dictionary
| habitat (hāb'ĭ-tāt') Pronunciation Key
The area or natural environment in which an organism or population normally lives. A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil, moisture, range of temperature, and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators. A habitat is not necessarily a geographic area—for a parasitic organism it is the body of its host or even a cell within the host's body. |
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Cultural Dictionary
habitat definition
The area or type of environment in which a particular kind of animal or plant usually lives.
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Computing Dictionary
Habitat definition
networking, graphicsThe original term for on-line graphical virtual communities or worlds. Created at Lucasfilm in 1985 by Randy Farmer and Chip Morningstar.
(http://communities.com/habitat.html).
(1996-06-12)
Example sentences
The population density of humans has gone way up and so has the habitat degradation.
Yes, the ice is melting and penguins are losing their habitat.
Someday each of them may be as smart as an ant, dissolved into our habitat.
Companies discourage all visitors, claiming they might disrupt the birds' habitat.
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