habitat
/ˈhæbəˌtæt/
the natural home or environment of an organism
habitat in a sentence
“Deforestation destroys the habitat of countless species.”
Origin of habitat
Latin habitare (to dwell, inhabit)
Related Words
niche
a position or role within an ecosystem
equilibrium
a state of balance between opposing forces
homeostasis
the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium
ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their environment
symbiotic
involving interaction between two different organisms living in close association
endemic
native and restricted to a certain place