mi·cro·hab·i·tat | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈha-bə-ˌtat 
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\Definition of microhabitat
: the microenvironment in which an organism lives
decaying wood creates a microhabitat for insects
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Recent Examples on the Web This microhabitat turns traditional thinking about snow on its head.
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Erin Blakemore, Popular Science, "Snow is the only thing keeping some plants and animals from freezing to death," 31 Jan. 2020 Another factor in midges’ survival is their microhabitat.
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "How Antarctica’s Only Native Insect Survives the Freezing Temperatures," 10 Sep. 2019 Schill noted that tardigrades had evolved to survive in particular microhabitats.
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Ben Guarino, ajc, "These animals can survive until the end of the Earth, astrophysicists say," 14 July 2017
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nounmi·cro·hab·i·tat | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈhab-ə-ˌtat \
\Medical Definition of microhabitat
: the microenvironment in which an organism lives
the kidneys, heart, and sinuses are the usual microhabitats of the sporocysts of the schistosome
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The first known use of microhabitat was in 1931
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