HABITAT


Meaning of HABITAT in English

ˈhabəˌtat, usu -ad.+V noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin, it inhabits, 3d person singular present indicative of habitare to inhabit (the initial word in Latin descriptions of species of fauna and flora in old natural histories) — more at habit

1.

a. : the place where a plant or animal species naturally lives and grows

found as weeds throughout the tropics, but their original habitat has not been determined — Walter Bally

b. : the kind of site or region with respect to physical features (as soil, weather, elevation) naturally or normally preferred by a biological species

provides three main kinds of habitat , namely rocks, sand, and mud — W.H.Dowdeswell

shell opaque and dull, varying in solidity according to the habitat

c. : the purely physical environment of a locality occupied by a human group

unable to maintain themselves as rulers in the steppe habitat of the nomads — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore

2. : the place where something is commonly found

has its natural habitat in university, in government, or in industrial laboratories — B.B.Watson

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.