HABITAT


Meaning of HABITAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈha-bə-ˌtat ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, it inhabits, from habitare

Date: 1796

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

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.