Main Entry: hab·i·tat

Pronunciation: \ˈha-bə-ˌtat\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, it inhabits, from habitare

Date: 1796

1 a : the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows b : the typical place of residence of a person or a group c : a housing for a controlled physical environment in which people can live under surrounding inhospitable conditions (as under the sea)
2 : the place where something is commonly found