Mikrohabitat

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, mikro- (“micro-”) +‎ Habitat (“habitat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːkʁohabiˌtaːt/
• Hyphenation: Mi‧kro‧ha‧bi‧tat

Noun

Mikrohabitat n (strong, genitive Mikrohabitates or Mikrohabitats, plural Mikrohabitate)

1. (ecology) microhabitat

   Synonyms: (descriptive, informal) kleinräumiges Habitat, Kleinstlebensraum

Declension

Declension of Mikrohabitat [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mikrohabitat	die	Mikrohabitate
genitive	eines	des	Mikrohabitates, Mikrohabitats	der	Mikrohabitate
dative	einem	dem	Mikrohabitat, Mikrohabitate1	den	Mikrohabitaten
accusative	ein	das	Mikrohabitat	die	Mikrohabitate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• Bruthabitat, Laichhabitat, Nahrungshabitat, Nisthabitat

Related terms

• Mikrobiologie
• Mikroskop