niche
/ˈnɪtʃ/
a position or role within an ecosystem
niche in a sentence
“Each species occupies a specific ecological niche.”
Origin of niche
French niche (recess), from Latin nidus (nest)
Related Words
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
indigenous
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place