habitat loss

noun

Alteration of an environment so that a species or multiple species may no longer habitably live there.

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Meanings

nounhabitat loss (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyAlteration of an environment so that a species or multiple species may no longer habitably live there.

Origin

habitat + loss

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APA

habitat loss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitat%20loss

MLA

“habitat loss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitat%20loss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habitat loss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitat%20loss.

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