{
    "term": "habitat",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found",
            "labels": "(especially British English)(especially North American English)(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The panda's **natural habitat** is the bamboo forest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The marshes provide a rich habitat for water plants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the destruction of wildlife habitat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "One of our objectives is to restore habitats for native species."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Peat bogs are one of Europe's most threatened habitats."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bird's preferred habitat is grassy prairie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The greatest danger to tigers now is through loss of habitat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The moorland is an important habitat for many rare bird species."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an agreement that preserved 2 500 acres of prime bear habitat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the animals and plants in this woodland habitat"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment", "Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["native", "natural", "suitable"],
                "verb + habitat": ["provide", "inhabit", "occupy"],
                "habitat + verb": ["support something", "disappear"],
                "habitat + noun": ["destruction", "loss", "restoration"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the habitat", "habitat for"],
                "phrases": ["loss of habitat"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæbɪtæt/",
                "audio": "ha/habitat/habitat__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæbɪtæt/",
                "audio": "ha/habitat/habitat__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘it dwells’, from habitare ‘possess, inhabit’."
}