HABITAT DEFINITIONS - 11 definitions found
habitat n 1: the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" [syn: habitat, home ground] habitat tabitha Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) habitat noun Etymology: Latin, it inhabits, from habitare Date: 1796 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 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 Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary habitat (habitats) The habitat of an animal or plant is the natural environment in which it normally lives or grows. In its natural habitat, the hibiscus will grow up to 25ft... N-VAR: usu supp N English Explanatory Dictionary habitat ˈhæbɪtæt n. 1 the natural home of an organism. 2 a habitation. [L, = it dwells: see HABITANT] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Habitat \Hab`i*tat\, n. [L., it dwells, fr. habitare. See Habit, v. t.] 1. (Biol.) The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant. 2. Place where anything is commonly found. This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. --Earle. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms habitat n. Natural locality (of a plant or an animal), area of distribution. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) habitat ˈhæbɪtæt n. abode, home, haunt, domain, range, territory, bailiwick, realm, terrain, element, environment, surroundings, Colloq stamping-ground: The winter habitat of the monarch butterfly is in northern Mexico. Curtis doesn't function well outside his natural habitat. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 45 Moby Thesaurus words for "habitat": abode, alentours, ambience, ambit, bailiwick, borderlands, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances, compass, context, domain, element, entourage, environing circumstances, environment, environs, gestalt, haunt, home, locale, locality, milieu, native environment, neighborhood, outposts, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, precincts, purlieus, range, realm, site, situation, stamping ground, suburbs, surroundings, terrain, territory, total environment, vicinage, vicinity |
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