microhabitat

[mahy-kroh-hab-i-tat]

mi·cro·hab·i·tat

[mahy-kroh-hab-i-tat]
noun
an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.

Origin:
1930–35; micro- + habitat
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Microhabitat has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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microhabitat (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈhæbɪtæt)
 
n
ecology the smallest part of the environment that supports a distinct flora and fauna, such as a fallen log in a forest

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