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