Habitat

Definition: Habitat

Habitat

Noun

1. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs: "a marine habitat".

Date "habitat" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Etymology: Habitat \Hab`i*tat\, noun. [Latin expression, it dwells, from habitare. See Habit, transitive verb]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Computing	Habitat The original term for on-line graphical virtual communities or worlds. Created at Lucasfilm in 1985 by Randy Farmer and Chip Morningstar. (http://www.communities.com/habitat.html). (1996-06-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Avian	The place where an animal or plant usually lives, often characterized by a dominant plant form or physical characteristic (Ricklefs 1979:871). (references)
Biology & Biotechnology	An area considered in terms of its environment, particularly as this determines the type and quality of the vegetation the area can carry. Source: European Union. (references)
	A)the unit area of environment; b)the place, natural or otherwise, (including climate, food, cover, and water)where an animal, plant or population naturally or normally lives and develops; considered particularly in relation to all the environmental influences affecting it. Source: European Union. (references)
Environment	The place where a population (e.g. human, animal, plant, microorganism) lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living. (references)
Medicine	The place or type of site where an organism or population naturally occurs. Source: European Union. (references)
Science	The area or region where a particular type of plant or animal lives and grows. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
HABITAT	English	United Nations Centre on Human Settlements	Statistics
HABITAT	French	Conférence des Nations Unies sur les établissements humains	Statistics
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Abode	Habitat, range, stamping ground; haunt, hangout; biosphere; environment, ecological niche.
Agriculture	Husbandman, horticulturist, gardener, florist; agricultor, agriculturist; yeoman, farmer, cultivator, tiller of the soil, woodcutter, backwoodsman; granger, habitat, vigneron, viticulturist; Triptolemus.
Location	Habitat, environment, surroundings (situation); circumjacence.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	It's like a jungle in this habitat (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre)
Movie/TV Titles	Habitat (1997) No Fitting Habitat (1979)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Dinosaur Habitat (reference) Habitat for Humanity: Building Private Homes, Building Public Religion (reference) The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (reference) The Tropical Rainforest : A World Survey of Our Most Valuable Endangered Habitat : With a Blueprint for Its Survival (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Actualites Habitat (reference) Habitat (reference) Habitat - New York Ed (reference) Habitat Et Societe (reference) Habitat International (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Habitat (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Unnatural Habitat (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Mars Colonization Habitat. Credit: NASA.		Seagrass extending offshore from mangrove shoreline Seagrass is critical habitat for shrimps, crabs, and small fish. Credit: America's Coastlines.
	Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Local NOAA personnel turned out in force for this event including Dr. Russ Bellmer of the NOAA NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation. Credit: America's Coastlines.		Oiled mangrove habitat near John's Pass, Pinellas County. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	The fourth in a series of images that show the specialized "spyder" at work at the Glade Bekken restoration site. The spyder was used at the restoration site to prevent and minimize disturbance to the habitat. The machine crawls and walks over the surface as opposed to rolling over and flattening sensitive habitats. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Manatees live in estuarine waters. Sea grass meadows provide shelter and habitat. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).
	NURP's AQUARIUS habitat was first named after George Bond, "Pappa Topside.". Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).		Habitat chambers must be routinely stripped and recertified every 4-5 years. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).
	Nested pipes, one within another, provide more secure habitat for these three species of black trigger fish, Melichthys vidua, spiny puffer, Diodon hystrix, and squirrel fish, Myripristis sp. yellow tang surgeon fish, Zebrasoma flavescens. This type of. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.		Squirrel fish, Myripristis berndti (Menpachi), in typical artificial reef habitat for that species. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Picture of the type of forested area that could be a habitat for ticks. (references)
		In eastern states, ticks are associated with deciduous forest and habitat containing leaf litter. (references)
		The exact origin, locations, and natural habitat (known as the "natural reservoir") of Ebola virus remain unknown. (references)
Business		Sophisticated design with refined styling was the key to success for enterprises like Domus, Habitat, Bluebird, Wohnen 2000, Ikea, Wohn-Papst or Esprit. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Habitat" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 87.85% of the time. "Habitat" is used about 723 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	87.85%	635	10,242
Lexical Verb (base form)	8.84%	64	42,009
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	1.52%	11	106,044
Noun (proper)	1.52%	11	106,044
Noun (common)	0.28%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	723	N/A

Expression using "habitat": River Habitat Survey. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "habitat": Habitat-mothercare, Habitat-mothercare-bhs, habitat-style.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "habitat"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		vendbanim (abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling place, habitation, locality, place, plantation, residence, settlement), mjedisi ku jeton kafsha, mjedisi ku jeton bima, banesë (abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling place, habitation, home, house, inhabitation, living quarters, lodging, place, quarters, residence, shebang). (various references)

Arabic		‏موطن (homeland), ‏مسكن طبيعي, ‏المقيم (denizen, occupant, resident). (various references)

Bulgarian		родина (country, mother country, motherland, native country, native land, nurse), хабитат, естествена среда (station). (various references)

Chinese		栖所. (various references)

Czech		habitat (home), místo výskytu, domov (home). (various references)

Danish		habitat, voksested (site), levested (station), FN's konference om boligmiljø og bebyggelsesmiljø (United Nations Conference on Human Settlements), boligmiljoe (housing environment, residential environment, residential milieu). (various references)

Dutch		habitat, woonvorm, woonmilieu (housing environment, residential environment, residential milieu), woning (abode, accommodation, dwelling, residence), standplaats (domicile, duty station, dwelling, home, place of residence, post, residence, site, station, the profession of notary public), Conferentie van de Verenigde Naties inzake menselijke nederzettingen (United Nations Conference on Human Settlements). (various references)

Farsi		محل سکونت , مسکن طبیعی , جای اصلی , بوم (Region). (various references)

Finnish		habitaatti, kasvupaikka (site, station), elinympäristö. (various references)

French		HABITAT. (various references)

German		standort (fix, garrison, ground, located, location, locations, position, site, stand), Lebensraum (biotop, lebensraum, living space), Fundort. (various references)

Greek		κατοικία (abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, home, house, residence, residency, seat), ενδιαίτημα. (various references)

Hebrew		מעון טבעי, בית גדול (mansion). (various references)

Hungarian		tartózkodási hely (abode, dwelling place, habitation, haunt, residence, residency, sojourn), lelõhely (quarry), előfordulási hely. (various references)

Indonesian		tempat tinggal (abode, domicile, dwelling, residence). (various references)

Italian		habitat (disabled person, handicapped, handicapped person). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		生息地 (home), 原産地 (home, place of origin), 原産 (place of origin), バナナの皮 (baby inn, banana peel, bavarois, buffer-in, bunny girl, vanilla, vanishing cream, vanity bag, vanity case), 本場 (best place, center, genuine, home). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		バヒタット , ほんば (best place, center, galloping horse, genuine, home, runaway horse), せいそくち (home), げんさんち (home, place of origin), げんさん (place of origin, reduction in production). (various references)

Korean		서식지 (haunt). (various references)

Manx		oayll (abode, haunt, hide, hideout, home, resort). (various references)

Norwegian		voksested, tilholdssted (haunt). (various references)

Pig Latin		abitathay.(various references)

Portuguese		habitat (baiting, site, station). (various references)

Romanian		loc de baştinã a unei plante, areal al unui animal. (various references)

Russian		среда (ambiance, ambience, environment, environs, medium, mid-week, milieu, surroundings, Wednesday), родина (birth-place, country, home, homeland, motherland, native land, the old country), место распространения. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		stanište (domicile, haft, lair, lodgement, lodgment, residence). (various references)

Spanish		hábitat (site). (various references)

Swedish		naturlig hemvist. (various references)

Thai		สิ่งแวดล้อม (sphere), ถิ่นที่อยู่. (various references)

Turkish		yetişme ortamı, vatan (Blighty, home, homeland, land, motherland, native land, native shore, old country, soil), doğal ortam. (various references)

Ukrainian		батьківщина (country, fatherland, home, homeland, motherland, native, native land), природне середовище. (various references)

Vietnamese		môi trường sống. (various references)

Welsh		cynefin (accustomed, acquainted, familiar, haunt). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	habitabilis. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	habitation. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 7, Verse 48
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	All ouc o uyistoV en ceiropoihtoiV naoiV katoikei kaqwV o profhthV legei
Latin	405	Vulgate	Sed non Excelsus in manufactis habitat sicut propheta dicit
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But the hiy God dwellith not in thingis maad bi hoond,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	How be it he that is hyest of all dwelleth not in teple made with hondes as saith the Prophete:
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Yet, the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet,
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Acts Chapter 7, Verse 48
Albanian	Por Shumë i Larti nuk banon në tempuj të ndërtuar nga dora e njeriut, sikurse thotë profeti:
Cebuano	Ngani ang Labing Halangdon wala magpuyo sa mga balay nga hinimog mga kamot; sumala sa ginaingon sa profeta:
Croatian	Ali Svevišnji u rukotvorinama ne prebiva, kao što veli prorok:
Danish	Dog, den Højeste bor ikke i Huse gjorte med Hænder, som Profeten siger:
Dutch	Maar de Allerhoogste woont niet in tempelen met handen gemaakt; gelijk de profeet zegt:
Finnish	Korkein ei kuitenkaan asu käsillä tehdyissä huoneissa; sillä näin sanoo profeetta:
French	Mais le Très Haut n`habite pas dans ce qui est fait de main d`homme, comme dit le prophète:
German	Aber der Allerhöchste wohnt nicht in Tempeln, die mit Händen gemacht sind, wie der Prophet spricht:
Haitian Creole	Men, Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la pa rete nan kay moun bati ak men yo. Men sa pwofèt la di:
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Namun Allah Yang Mahatinggi tidak tinggal di dalam rumah yang dibuat manusia; sebab di dalam buku nabi tertulis begini,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Akan tetapi Allah Yang Mahatinggi itu tiada mendiami rumah yang diperbuat dengan tangan manusia, seperti sabda nabi:
Italian	Ma l'Altissimo non abita in costruzioni fatte da mano d'uomo, come dice il Profeta:
Latvian	Bet Visaugstâkais nemâjo rokâm darinâtos, kâ to pravietis saka:
Maori	He ahakoa ra, e kore te Runga Rawa e noho ki nga whare i hanga e te ringa; ko ta te poropiti hoki tena i mea ai,
Norwegian	Men den Høieste bor ikke i hus som er gjort med hender, således som profeten sier:
Portuguese	mas o Altíssimo não habita em templos feitos por mãos de homens, como diz o profeta:
Rumanian	Dar Cel Prea Knalt nu locuiewte kn lqcawuri fqcute de mkni omenewti, cum zice proorocul:
Russian	оП чУЕЧЩЫОЙК ОЕ Ч ТХЛПФЧПТЕООЩИ ИТБНБИ ЦЙЧЕФ, ЛБЛ ЗПЧПТЙФ РТПТПЛ:
Shuar	Túrasha aents jeammanuman Uunt Yus pujuschamniaiti. Jes, yaunchu Yusa etserniuri Yus Tímia nuna aarchamkia.
Spanish	No obstante, el Altísimo no habita en casas hechas por mano, como dice el profeta:
Swahili	"Hata hivyo, Mungu Mkuu haishi katika nyumba zilizojengwa na binadamu; kama nabii asemavyo:
Swedish	Dock, den Högste bor icke i hus som äro gjorda med händer, ty det är såsom profeten säger:
Uma	"Tapi' kakoo-kono-na, Alata'ala uma-i-hana mo'oha' hi tomi to nababehi manusia'. Apa' meliu kabaraka' -na ngkai hawe'ea to rapue'. Ria hadua nabi owi to mpo'uli' hewa toi:
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "habitat": habitation, habitations, habitats. (additional references)
	Words ending with "habitat": microhabitat. (additional references)
	Words containing "habitat": cohabitation, cohabitations, inhabitation, inhabitations, microhabitats. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Habitat" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: habaa, Habashat, habatat, habbitat, habett, habia, habita, habital, habitar, habitate, habitatt, habiter, habitof, habituat, haditat, Hagitt, Hambisa, Hasbaya, Hibbitt, Rabitah, Shabbetai. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "habitat" (pronounced ha"buta't)
3	-t a' t	aerostat, thermostat.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-h-i-t-t"
	-2 letters: baith, habit.
	-3 letters: baht, bait, bath, batt, bitt, that.
	-4 letters: aah, aba, aha, ait, att, baa, bah, bat, bit, hat, hit, tab, tat.
	-5 letters: aa, ab, ah, ai, at, ba, bi, ha, hi, it, ta, ti.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-h-i-t-t"
	+1 letter: habitant, habitats.
	+2 letters: habitants, habituate.
	+3 letters: cohabitant, habilitate, habitation, habituated, habituates, inhabitant.
	+4 letters: bodhisattva, cohabitants, habilitated, habilitates, habitations, habituating, habituation, inhabitants.
	+5 letters: bantamweight, bathetically, boddhisattva, bodhisattvas, breathtaking, cohabitation, habilitating, habilitation, habitability, habituations, hatchability, inhabitation, microhabitat, rehabilitant, rehabilitate.
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Country	Name
Chile	Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Habitat S.A.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
habitat for humanity	2,639	ocean habitat	27
habitat	692	tiger habitat	27
animal habitat	97	habitat lemming	25
habitat humanities	67	habitat store	25
habitat hotel	65	new york habitat	25
habitat for humanity international	50	habitat management wildlife	24
habitat skateboard	50	city habitat	24
wildlife habitat	49	habitat wolf	22
turtle habitat	47	lion habitat	22
citi habitat	44	snake habitat	22
frog habitat	40	cheetah habitat	21
habitat hotel new york	36	habitat horse	21
habitat furniture	36	butterfly habitat	21
habitat uk	35	rabbit habitat	21
reptile habitat	32	fish habitat	20
habitat home	32	natural habitat	20
habitat destruction	30	habitat walrus	19
habitat company	29	canada habitat humanity	18
dolphin habitat	28	habitat home humanity	18
habitat management	28	bird habitat	18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Habitat

Definition: Habitat

Habitat

Noun

Specialty Definition: Habitat

Specialty Definition: Habitat

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Habitat

HABITAT

HABITAT

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Abode

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Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Habitat S.A.

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