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. WatsonExamples 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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Explore Volusia outings: Volusia County’s Environmental Management Division sponsors free outdoor adventures to acquaint residents with the county’s diverse natural habitats and land management practices.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
And all of this is on the home turf of animals that are themselves stressed and recovering from the habitat disruption of a hurricane.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Prescribed fire, including vegetation cutting, removal and burning of piles and low-intensity understory burning, is an important tool to meet the Forest Service's management objectives for ecological restoration, creating habitat for plants and animals and reducing unwanted fuel loading.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
This suggests that the organisms in Erebus’s caves have evolved under entirely unique conditions, separate from other extreme microbial habitats.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
And all of this is on the home turf of animals that are themselves stressed and recovering from the habitat disruption of a hurricane.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Prescribed fire, including vegetation cutting, removal and burning of piles and low-intensity understory burning, is an important tool to meet the Forest Service's management objectives for ecological restoration, creating habitat for plants and animals and reducing unwanted fuel loading.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
This suggests that the organisms in Erebus’s caves have evolved under entirely unique conditions, separate from other extreme microbial habitats.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Habitat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habitat. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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