hab.

Noun

habitat (countable and uncountable, plural habitats)

1. (uncountable) Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
   • This park offers important amphibian habitat and breeding area.
2. (countable) A range; a place where a species naturally occurs.
3. (countable) A terrestrial or aquatic area distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.
   • rights-of-way are usually perceived as disturbance zones that provide a habitat and corridor for non-native species.2006, John Davenport, Julia L. Davenport, The Ecology of Transportation, page 248
4. A place in which a person lives.
   • this book is just the impetus you need to clear the clutter and reorganize your habitat.2006 June, Jessica Houssian, “Hot List”, in Bazaar, number 3535, page 146