life zone

noun

: a region characterized by specific plants and animals

Examples of life zone in a Sentence

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The Libra Sun opposes Neptune across your private and daily-life zones, making vague stress, unfinished business, or hidden responsibilities harder to define. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026 Venus in your daily-life zone connects awkwardly with Uranus in your sign, increasing your appetite for novelty, movement, or a different way of doing things. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 But just four days earlier, Mars, your ruling planet, enters Capricorn, launching a six-week journey through your career and public life zone. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025 The squirrels, the researcher told me, occupy the top life zone on Mount Graham, in the pine trees. — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 The 27 miles take me up 6,000 feet through four distinct life zones—desert, grasslands, woodlands, and forest. — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life zone was in 1866

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“Life zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20zone. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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