The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting p…
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.Grassland
land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
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An aerie.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.of Bend
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology, Landscapes and landforms.The variety of life in a place or across the planet.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Environmental science, Sociology, Social structure, Environmental ecology.(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Environmental science, Sociology, Social structure, Environmental ecology.Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Environmental science, Sociology, Social structure, Environmental ecology.A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as…
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Environmental science, Sociology, Social structure, Environmental ecology.(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland whi…
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Sociology, Social structure, Environmental ecology, Landscapes and landforms.A forest as it appears is spring and summer.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology, Landscapes and landforms.The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow.
Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology, Landscapes and landforms.the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
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An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.Any grass of the genus Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed poisonous. Other spe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy la…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Sou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: land, grass, grasslike, vegetation, grows.Explore Academic Dictionary
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