habitat

hab-i-tat · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

  2. 2.

    A place of residence; living conditions.

Forms

plural: habitats

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    natural habitat — the environment where a species normally lives
  • •
    habitat loss — destruction of natural environments

Related words

See also: environment, habitation, inhabit
Synonyms: environment, home, territory

Etymology

From Latin habitare ("to dwell, to inhabit"), frequentative of habere ("to have, to hold"). Adopted directly into English in the 18th century.