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home range

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home range
n.
The geographic area to which an organism normally confines its activity.
home range
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Ecology the area in which an animal normally ranges
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Noun1.home rangehome range - the area in which an animal normally ranges
home territory
range - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range"


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