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# habitat

noun (a habitat, habitats)

«habitat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A habitat is the natural home of an animal or plant, where it finds the food, water, shelter and space it needs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science, habitats include forests, deserts, oceans, ponds, grasslands, the Arctic and even your back garden; animals are adapted to their habitats (a camel to the desert, a polar bear to the Arctic). Habitat loss, for example cutting down forests, puts animals in danger. Phrases: natural habitat, habitat loss, protect habitats, microhabitat.

### Examples

- A pond is a habitat for frogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x1)
- The polar bear's habitat is the icy Arctic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x2)
- Cutting down trees destroys habitats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x3)
- Rock pools are habitats for crabs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x4)
- We made a mini habitat for bugs with logs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x5)
- Each animal is suited to its habitat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x6)
- Zoos try to copy the animals' natural habitats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x7)
- The desert is a hot, dry habitat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Habitat is the place; an ecosystem is the place together with all the living things in it. Stress: HAB-i-tat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «habitat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«habitat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/habitat.html) on Mova free.