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Habitat

The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.

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Environment 76% connected

Act of environing; state of being environed.

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Environs 76% connected

The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.

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Surround 76% connected

To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

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Habitation 76% connected

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

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Aerie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

Used in the same subject area: Ecology, Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology, Conservation and biodiversity, Habitats and ecosystems, Conservation.
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Aery noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Bent noun · 86% connection

an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

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Biodiversity noun · 86% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Den noun · 86% connection

the habitation of wild animals

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Ecological niche noun · 86% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Extinction noun · 86% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Eyrie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Eyry noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Food cycle noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Food web noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Forest noun · 86% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Grassland noun · 86% connection

land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

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Greenwood noun · 86% connection

woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"

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Hayfield noun · 86% connection

a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

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Home ground noun · 86% connection

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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Lair noun · 86% connection

the habitation of wild animals

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Lea noun · 86% connection

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

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Aboriginal noun · 78% connection

An animal or a plant native to the region.

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Atmosphere noun · 78% connection

The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere of the room; a moist o…

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Azoic adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…

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Batman noun · 78% connection

A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fou…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, abode, locality, region, animal.
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Bower noun · 78% connection

A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat.

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Brocatel noun · 78% connection

A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble,…

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Chorographer noun · 78% connection

A geographical antiquary; one who investigates the locality of ancient places.

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Chorology noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earth's surface as to latitude, altitude, locality,…

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Congestion noun · 78% connection

Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local h…

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Country adverb · 78% connection

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronou…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, abode, locality, region, animal.
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Denizen noun · 78% connection

a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, abode, locality, region, animal.
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Develop verb · 78% connection

To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly org…

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