habitat

/'hæbitæt/

Thân thiện

A family of rabbits lives in a grassy meadow habitat.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The natural environment in which a particular species of plant or animal lives and grows: A habitat provides the specific conditions—such as food, water, shelter, and space—that an organism needs to survive and reproduce.
   • The place where a person or thing is typically found or is most suited: This broader sense refers to the usual or preferred surroundings for any entity.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The coral reef is a vital habitat for thousands of marine species.
  • Deforestation is destroying the natural habitat of many endangered animals.
  • As a writer, the quiet library was her preferred habitat.

Advanced Usage

• "Habitat loss/fragmentation": The destruction or division of a natural environment, which is a primary threat to biodiversity.
  • Conservation efforts focus on preventing further habitat loss.
• "Habitat restoration": The process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed.
  • The organization is dedicated to the habitat restoration of local wetlands.

Variants and Related Words

• Habitation (n): The act of living in a place; occupancy. (Note: This word focuses more on the human act of dwelling rather than a species' natural environment).
• Habitable (adj): Suitable or good enough to live in.
  • The planet's atmosphere might make it habitable.

Synonyms

• Environment: The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
• Home range/territory: The area where an animal normally lives and roams.
• Abode: A place of residence (more formal/literary, often for people).

Related Phrases

• Native habitat: The environment to which a species is indigenous.
  • The panda's native habitat is the bamboo forests of China.
• Critical habitat: A specific geographic area essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species.
  • The government designated the area as a critical habitat for the spotted owl.

Related Idioms

• "A fish out of water": This idiom describes someone who is in a situation they are unsuited for, analogous to an organism removed from its proper habitat.
  • At the formal gala, in his jeans and t-shirt, he felt like a fish out of water.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
   • a marine habitat
   • he felt safe on his home grounds

Từ đồng nghĩa

• home ground