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hab·i·tat
n 1 : the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally occurs <the human pubic region is the natural of the crab louse> 2 : a housing for a controlled physical environment in which people can live surrounded by inhospitable conditions (as under the sea) .
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Similar sounding terms: ha·bit·u·ate heb·e·tude
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