habitat
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin habitātus (“having been inhabited”), from habitus (“having been held”).
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæbɪtæt/, [ˈhæbɪtæʔ]
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NounEdit
habitat (countable and uncountable, plural habitats)
- (uncountable, biology) Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
- This park offers important amphibian habitat and breeding area.
- (countable, biology) A place or type of site where an organism or population naturally occurs.
- (countable, biology) A terrestrial or aquatic area distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.
- 2006, John Davenport, Julia L. Davenport, The Ecology of Transportation[1], page 248:
- rights-of-way are usually perceived as disturbance zones that provide a habitat and corridor for non-native species.
- A place in which a person lives.
- 2006 June, Jessica Houssian, “Hot List”, in Bazaar, number 3535, page 146:
- this book is just the impetus you need to clear the clutter and reorganize your habitat.
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives
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CatalanEdit
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VerbEdit
habitat m (feminine habitada, masculine plural habitats, feminine plural habitades)
- past participle of habitar
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
habitat m (plural habitats)
Further readingEdit
- “habitat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
habitat
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin habitatus, from habitare
NounEdit
habitat n (definite singular habitatet, indefinite plural habitat or habitater, definite plural habitata or habitatene)
- a habitat
ReferencesEdit
- “habitat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin habitatus, from habitare
NounEdit
habitat n (definite singular habitatet, indefinite plural habitat, definite plural habitata)
- a habitat
ReferencesEdit
- “habitat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
habitat m (plural habitats)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
habìtāt m (Cyrillic spelling хабѝта̄т)