habitat

n.

1. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs: a marine habitat.
2. The place where a person or thing is most likely to be found.
3. A structure that affords a controlled environment for living in extremely inhospitable locations, such as an underwater research laboratory.

[Latin, it dwells, third person sing. present of habitāre, to dwell. See habitable.]

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noun

The natural environment of an animal or plant: haunt, home, stamping ground. See territory.

n

Definition: residence
Antonyms: unnatural surroundings

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In ecology, the area in which an organism can live and which affords it relatively favourable conditions for existence.

[Ge]

The place where an animal or plant lives; its immediate surroundings.

The area or type of environment in which a particular kind of animal or plant usually lives.

The environment inhabited by a specific organism or animal.

The area or type of environment in which a plant or an ecological community normally lives or occurs.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - findested, voksested, bosted, omgivelser, miljø

Nederlands (Dutch)
habitat, natuurlijke omgeving, woongebied

Français (French)
n. - habitat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Habitat, Lebensraum, Standort

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φυσική κατοικία (ζώου ή φυτού), φυσικό περιβάλλον

Italiano (Italian)
ambiente naturale, habitat

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hábitat (m) (Ecol.)

Русский (Russian)
естественная среда обитания

Español (Spanish)
n. - hábitat

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hemvist

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
栖息地, 自生地, 居留地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 棲息地, 自生地, 居留地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 서식지, 거주지, 수중 거주실

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生息地, 自生地, 生育地, 住所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الموطن بيئه الحيوان أو النبات, المكان الذي يوجد فيه الشئ عادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משכן, בית, בית טבעי של בעל-חיים‬

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