noun phrase · academic
natural habitat
UK/ˈnætʃrəl ˈhæbɪtæt/US/ˈnætʃrəl ˈhæbətæt/NA·tu·ral HAB·i·tat
the environment where a plant or animal normally lives
Examples
“Deforestation destroys the natural habitat of many species.”
“Zoos try to recreate a species' natural habitat as closely as possible.”
“Pollution can make a natural habitat unsuitable for wildlife.”
Band 8 sentence
“Protecting natural habitat is essential if we want to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services.”
Collocations
- destroy natural habitat
- restore natural habitat
Word family
Common mistakes
natural home→natural habitat
the natural habitat is ruined by people→natural habitat is ruined by people
Say it for a higher band
5natural home→6native environment→7+natural habitat
Synonyms
native environment
Easily confused
native environment
“Scientists studied how urbanisation affected the species' native environment.”
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