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# habitat

«habitat» in Mova's school dictionary: **the natural home of an animal or plant, where it finds…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a habitat, habitats)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### In the corpora

- [An animal that keeps a whole habitat in balance, like the sea otter, is called a keystone species.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/100-sea-lions-seals-and-otters/14/)
- [Building on land can destroy animals' homes (habitats), so human needs and animal needs must be balanced.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/46-animals/16/)
- [A habitat is the natural home of a living thing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/27-habitats-and-adaptations/6/)
- [An adaptation is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/27-habitats-and-adaptations/7/)
- [If prey animals increase too much, they can eat too many plants and harm the whole habitat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/30-balance-in-food-webs/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «habitat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.