HABITAT


Meaning of HABITAT in English

/ ˈhæbɪtæt; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] the place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found :

The panda's natural habitat is the bamboo forest.

the destruction of wildlife habitat

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Latin , literally it dwells , from habitare possess, inhabit.

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