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home range

noun

Definition of home range

: the area to which an animal usually confines its daily activities

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Renters pay a dollar per square foot for homes ranging from 226 to 400 square feet on 30-foot by 100-foot lots. Detroit Free Press, "New Detroit neighborhood full of tiny homes could change lives for residents," 30 Aug. 2019 The homes range in price from $1,188,888 to $1,299,000. Monica Lander, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Thrive in the lifestyle of your dreams — soar to Eagle Ridge," 8 July 2019 Until recently, the Asian longhorned tick’s home range was understood to be eastern China and Russia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and a few Pacific islands. Maryn Mckenna, WIRED, "The Terrifying Unknowns of an Exotic Invasive Tick," 28 June 2019 NexMetro's Plano location opened last year with 120 homes ranging in size from 650 to 1,300 square feet. Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Arizona developer opens Grand Prairie rental home community," 22 July 2019 The homes range in price from $1,188,888 to $1,299,000. Monica Lander, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Thrive in the lifestyle of your dreams — soar to Eagle Ridge," 8 July 2019 The homes range from 1,800 to nearly 2,900 square feet. Houston Chronicle, "David Weekley Homes opens Inner Loop community in NW Houston," 9 July 2019 The homes range in price from $1,188,888 to $1,299,000. Monica Lander, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Thrive in the lifestyle of your dreams — soar to Eagle Ridge," 8 July 2019 Not all who wander are lost: African wild dogs spend their days prowling huge amounts of territory, with home ranges of up to several hundred square miles in the open plains and sparse woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. National Geographic, "Leaders of the Pack: Facts About African Wild Dogs," 26 Mar. 2019

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First Known Use of home range

1902, in the meaning defined above

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