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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesárea de distribución
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɾea de distɾibuˈsjon
"El área de distribución del lince ibérico se limita al sur de la península."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The geographical area and ecological space within which a particular animal or plant species naturally occurs, lives, and breeds.
"Conservation efforts are focused on protecting the shrinking habitat-range of the endangered Amur leopard." - 2
The specific spectrum of environmental conditions and spatial boundaries utilized by an organism over the course of its life cycle.
"Climate change has forced several migratory bird species to shift their traditional habitat-range northward."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'habitat', originating from Latin 'habitare' (to dwell, inhabit) through 18th-century scientific English, and 'range', derived from Old French 'rangier' (to put in order, line up). It emerged in modern ecological terminology to designate the geographical and environmental limits within which a species or population naturally lives and thrives.
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aire de répartition
Transliteration: ɛʁ də ʁe.paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃
"L'aire de répartition de cette espèce s'étend sur toute la région."
Verbreitungsgebiet
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪtʊŋsɡəˌbiːt
"Das Verbreitungsgebiet dieses Vogels umfasst ganz Mitteleuropa."
area di distribuzione
Transliteration: ˈaːrea di dis.tri.buˈtsjoː.ne
"L'area di distribuzione di questo mammifero si è ridotta notevolmente."
área de distribución
Transliteration: ˈaɾea de distɾibuˈsjon
"El área de distribución del lince ibérico se limita al sur de la península."
área de distribuição
Transliteration: ˈaɾjɐ dʒi distɾibuˈsɐ̃w
"A área de distribuição desta espécie abrange várias florestas tropicais."
आवास क्षेत्र
Transliteration: aavas kshetra
"इस दुर्लभ पौधे का आवास क्षेत्र बहुत सीमित है।"
栖息范围
Transliteration: qīxī fànwéi
"人类活动导致该物种的栖息范围逐年缩小。"
서식 범위
Transliteration: seosik beomwi
"기후 변화로 인해 북극곰의 서식 범위가 변하고 있습니다."
生息域
Transliteration: seisikuiki
"開発により野生動物の生息域が脅かされている。"
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