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niche

/ niche /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
Type of:
condition status
Domain:
ecology bionomics environmental science
noun Sense 2
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
"he found his niche in the academic world"
Type of:
place station
noun Sense 3
an enclosure that is set back or indented
Type of:
enclosure
Kinds of:
alcove bay apse apsis columbarium
Derived:
recess
noun Sense 4
a small concavity
Type of:
concave shape concavity incurvation
Kinds of:
pharyngeal recess
Derived:
corner recess
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
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condition status place station enclosure alcove bay apse apsis columbarium concave shape concavity