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IPA transcription: ['hæbə,tæt]
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Noun
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the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
“a marine habitat”
“he felt safe on his home grounds”
Usage examples
- Pacas inhabit rainforests, cloud forests, and sometimes more open habitats.
- It too prefers more arid habitat with sparse vegetation.
- It has a unique habitat preference and limited distribution.
- This area forms important habitats for numerous species.
- Recent lifestyle and habitat planning examples include the permaculture movement.
- It provides a habitat for many other invertebrates such as water beetles and snails.
- It is most frequent in sunny habitats with wet, acidic soils.
- Use of habitat also probably is related to the breeding season.
- Their cosmopolitan distribution is mainly in tropical and subtropical habitats.
- The colors white, green and blue were chosen to represent natural animal habitats.