habitat
noun
[ ˈhabɪtat ]
• the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
• "wild chimps in their natural habitat"
Similar:
natural environment,
natural element,
natural territory,
natural surroundings,
natural terrain,
home,
domain,
haunt,
habitation,
abode,
Opposite:
unnatural surroundings,
Origin:
late 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘it dwells’, from habitare (see habitable).
