habitat Definition
habi·tat (hab′i tat′)
noun
- the region where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives; native environment
- the place where a person or thing is ordinarily found
Etymology: L, it inhabits: see habitable
habitat Synonyms
habitat Usage Examples
Converse of object
- conserve: See, feed and learn about wetland birds, and help the WWT conserve wetland habitats.
- forage: Fragmentation of riparian woodland foraging habitat, loss of roost sites, poor water quality.
Preposition: for
- wildlife: It can also provide a valuable habitat for wildlife.
- dormouse: Using their findings they will decide whether the woodland would form a suitable habitat for the dormouse.
Adjective modifier
- semi-natural: Indeed, they may be the most significant wildlife habitat over much of lowland Northern Ireland, especially where there are few semi-natural habitats.
- natural: However, woodland is their natural habitat where fallen leaves hide their presence.
- aquatic: Further, the bugs, beetles and flies each include many large families present only in aquatic habitats.
- threatened: Heathland is a rare and threatened habitat, and many of the species of plants and animals found on Hartland are equally rare.
- terrestrial: There is a real prospect is that by 2100 there will be little if any natural terrestrial habitat left.
- suitable: Arabian Babbler - In suitable habitat daily recorded 126.
Modifies a noun
- fragmentation: This study investigated bird distributions in relation to local habitat and landscape pattern and the implications which habitat fragmentation may have for woodland birds.
- destruction: Be able to explain the consequences of habitat destruction.
- restoration: The RGCG is keen to promote habitat restoration on the Glaven.
- degradation: This might be indirect, as in for example, habitat degradation through pollution brought about by activities elsewhere.
Noun used with modifier
- wetland: The Trust has recently received several grants toward the restoration of wetland habitats across the reserve.
- wildlife: Whatever the purpose of the dry stone feature, a valuable wildlife habitat is created.
- freshwater: WWF and HSBC formed a major partnership to protect freshwater habitats in the UK, Brazil, China and the US.
- heathland: Recent bracken clearing will allow a more natural heathland habitat to emerge, which will be enhanced further under Tir Gofal.
- grassland: Mill Green and Hawks Green are particularly important for their grassland habitats.
- woodland: For the purposes of this report woodland habitats have been broken down into the types shown in the table below.
Browse dictionary entries near habitat
- ‹ habitant
- ‹ habitable
- ‹ habitability
- ‹ habit-forming
- ‹ habit
- ‹ Habington,William
- ‹ habilitate
- ‹ habiliment
- ‹ habile
- ‹ Habermas

