Etymology

microhabitat

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Today it means: A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box. Full definition →

English habitat ← Latin habitat
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  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Latinhabitat
  3. Englishhabitat
  4. English todaymicrohabitat

From micro- + habitat.

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