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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
habitat/ˈhabɪtat/

▶noun the natural home or environment of an organism.

– origin C18: from L., lit. ‘it dwells’, from habitare (see habitable).

'habitat' also found in these Oxford entries:

avifauna - biodiversity - biome - bionomics - biota - biotope - botanizing - ecotype - fauna - flora - megafauna - microflora - microhabitat - migrate - nursery - paludal - preservation order - productivity - reintroduce - safari - vegetation - xerophilous

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quality habitat
the loss of habitat leads to extinction of wild animals
the quality of the habitat

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