Habitat definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HAB'ITAT, n. Habitation. WordNet ... an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" [syn: habitat, home ground] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Latin, it inhabits ... A host organism inhabited by parasites is as much a habitat as a place on land such as a grove of ... Etymology: L, = it dwells: see HABITANT Webster's 1913 Dictionary Habitat Hab`i*tat, n. [L., it dwells, fr. habitare. See ... Place where anything is commonly found. This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. --Earle. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (habitats) The ...
... impair, reveals the primal and directive factors. 2. The Garden Habitat: Just as the habitat and the nature of created things answer to each other ... knowledge of good and evil" The being fitted to this habitat is a man adult in stature and intelligence, but still ... with its tender garden nurture can no longer be its habitat, nor can man's existence be fitly symbolized by a ...
... s domestic attention < home is where the heart is > b. habitat 4. a. a place of origin < salmon returning to their ... or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine. Her eyes are ... hospital, fireplace, fireside, foster home, foyer, future state, general hospital, habitat, habitation, halfway house, harshly, haunt, haven, hearth, hearth and home ...
... the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level ... Diversity of plant and animal species in an environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic ... species diversity occurring in tropical regions. The more diverse a habitat, the better chance it has of surviving a change or ...
... others to make the best use of a limited breeding habitat and to coordinate efforts in protecting nests from predators. Certain ... others to make the best use of a limited breeding habitat and to coordinate efforts in protecting nests from predators. Certain ...
... which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat [syn: establishment, ecesis] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: New Latin ... the establishment of a plant or animal in a new habitat
... Concise Observation or identification of wild birds in their natural habitat. Basic equipment includes binoculars, a field guide to aid identification ... watching societies are often useful to scientists in determining dispersal, habitat, and migration patterns of the various species. Bird-watching is ...
... an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" [syn: habitat, home ground] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (home grounds) 1. A ...
... adj 1: having or characterized by excessive moisture; "a hydric habitat" [ant: mesic, xeric] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1926 characterized ... relating to, or requiring an abundance of moisture < a hydric habitat > < a hydric plant > — compare mesic, xeric Webster's 1913 Dictionary ...
... living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat) 2. plant materials and animal waste used especially as a ... referred to as a unit area or volume of the habitat. The biomass in an area at a given moment is ...