noun
- a recess or hollow in a wall, as for a statue, bust, or vase
- a place or position particularly suitable to the person or thing in it
- any small, specialized business market
- Ecol.
- the particular role of an individual species or organism in its community and its environment, including its position in the food cycle and its behavior
- the specific space occupied by an organism within its habitat
Origin:
Fr < OFr nichier, to nest < VL *nidicare < L nidus, nest
transitive verb niched, niching
to place in or as in a niche