microhabitat

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noun

A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box.

“Near-synonyms: microsite (the location), microenvironment (the location or its milieu)”

Similar
micrositemicroenvironment
OriginEnglish habitat ← Latin habitat →
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Meanings

nounmicrohabitat (plural microhabitats)

plural microhabitats

  1. biologyA specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box.

    Near-synonyms: microsite (the location), microenvironment (the location or its milieu)

    Synonyms: microsite, microenvironment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box.

Similar
micrositemicroenvironment
Also see
microenvironmentmicrosite

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Latinhabitat
  3. Englishhabitat
  4. Englishmicrohabitat

From micro- + habitat.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French microhabitat
  • microhabitatTranslations
German Mikrohabitat
  • MikrohabitatTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

microhabitat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhabitat

MLA

“microhabitat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhabitat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microhabitat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhabitat.

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