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home range

American  

noun

Ecology.
  1. the area in which an animal normally lives.


home range British  

noun

  1. ecology the area in which an animal normally ranges

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of home range

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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While they have traditionally co-existed alongside humans on their home range, a new threat has emerged: a gold rush which has ushered an increase in both artisanal and industrial mines.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The main method employed to see where the mesopredators were choosing to go compared actual location points gleaned from their collars to a random set of points in their home range.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

"Orangutan males disperse from their natal area during or after puberty over long distances to either establish a new home range in another area or are moving between other's home ranges," explains Schuppli.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

But they have battled their way back to parts of their home range, naturally recolonizing the Cascades by dispersing from British Columbia.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2023

But leopards are territorial, and he would have had to battle with at least one other male before he could carve out a home range for himself.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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