habitat

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"Unsustainable harvesting, whether for food or traditional medicine, and human encroachment on their habitat are the main threats facing antelopes," says Dr Philippe Chardonnet, Co-Chair of the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group.

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  1. noun The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs: a marine habitat.
  2. noun The place where a person or thing is most likely to be found.
  3. noun A structure that affords a controlled environment for living in extremely inhospitable locations, such as an underwater research laboratory.

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habitat:   habitats
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  1. Latin, it dwells, third person sing. present of habitāre, to dwell; see habitable.

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  1. from Latin habitat, ‘it dwells’ or ‘it lives,’ 3d person singular present indicative of habitare, dwell: see habit, v.
 

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/ˈhæbɪtæt/
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