habitat
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Definition of habitat
1a
: 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
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Examples 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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The rig is cast into likely bass habitat, the sinker is allowed to hit bottom, and then the lure is very lightly twitched by moving or shaking the rod tip, just enough to make the lure come to life. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Try drop-shotting for late summer bass fishing," 18 Aug. 2019 Loss of habitat, disease, and infectious diseases spread by tourists loom as threats. — Elissa Nuñez, National Geographic, "Penguins," 16 Aug. 2019 There are no current widening plans for this segment, due to the sensitive habitat, high cost and coastal commission concerns. — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, "Nervy two-lane highway, and other complaints about roads to coast: Roadshow," 15 Aug. 2019 For monarchs, farming and other human development have eradicated state-size swaths of native milkweed habitat, cutting the butterfly's numbers by 90% over the past two decades. — Ellen Knickmeyer, baltimoresun.com, "The plight of the monarchs: Trump order weakens protections for butterflies in Maryland, elsewhere," 14 Aug. 2019 Research out of the University of Southampton in the UK suggests the median size of mammals will shrink by a quarter as humans continue to pave over untamed habitats, for example. — Doug Johnson, Quartz, "Elephants and whales could give us the cure for cancer—unless we keep killing them," 14 Aug. 2019 The vast amount of land available as small-game habitat (much of it public) allows long seasons, generous bag limits and the opportunity to find your own country. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "Well-heeled Brits have the ‘Glorious Twelfth,’ but Alaska bird hunters have it better," 14 Aug. 2019 For instance, soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower oils require significantly more land to produce the same volume, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund, which could cause greater impact to habitats, biodiversity, and the environment. — Olivia Fleming & Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Ultimate Guide to Clean Beauty," 12 Aug. 2019 These projects are destroying core critical tiger habitats, fragmenting the reserves. — Mayank Aggarwal, Quartz India, "Tigers in a southern reserve are victims of India’s aggressive push towards nuclear energy," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'habitat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for habitat
habitat
noun
English Language Learners Definition of habitat
: the place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives or grows
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habitat
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Kids Definition of habitat
: the place where a plant or animal grows or lives in nature
habitat
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Medical Definition of habitat
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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