niche
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7.5
- noun
- /nɪtʃ/
- Specialized
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nicho ecológico
- Our goal is to define the niche of this unusual organism.
- ecological niche
- occupy a niche
- find its niche
So that's called the Darwinian niche partitioning hypothesis.
- So that's called the Darwinian niche partitioning hypothesis.
- And that cognitive niche is kind of like a species wide status.
Examples
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Environmental medicine does not obviously occupy an established niche in medical education.
Academic text (1995) -
Not every possible functional niche is filled in every natural ecosystem.
Academic text (1994) -
I found a niche audience that seemed to like the film.
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Did they occupy a separate niche on grassland, or were they in a separate habitat?
Academic text (1995) -
The Wattis occupies a strategic niche between an artist-run space and a museum.
Blog text (7) -
A hermit crab, startled by Sarah's shadow and her hand, scuttles into a protective niche between two green anemones.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the coral reef, each fish occupies a unique niche that helps to maintain the ecosystem.
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The panda's niche is primarily defined by its dependence on bamboo for food and habitat.
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Every species plays a critical role in its niche, ensuring the balance of its environmental community.
Synonyms
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6.8
The role a species plays in its environment, including how it finds food and lives with other species
Compounds
- Specialized
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The role a species plays in its environment, including how it finds food and lives with other species
Surface Forms
Etymology
Niche comes from a word for 'nest', Latin nidus 'nest', so in ecology it means the special place and role a creature has in its environment, like the home and job where it fits best.