- microhabitat
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noun
Date: 1931
the microenvironment in which an organism lives <decaying wood creates a microhabitat for insects>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
microhabitat
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microhabitat — /muy kroh hab i tat /, n. an extremely localized, small scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal. [1930 35; MICRO + HABITAT] * * * … Universalium
microhabitat — noun A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box … Wiktionary
microhabitat — mi·cro·hab·i·tat .mī krō hab ə .tat n the microenvironment in which an organism lives <the kidneys, heart, and sinuses are the usual microhabitats of the sporocysts of the schistosome> … Medical dictionary
microhabitat — noun Ecology a habitat of limited extent which differs in character from the surrounding habitat … English new terms dictionary
microhabitat — Small, specialized habitat … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
microhabitat — mi·cro·habitat … English syllables
