home range

noun

: the area to which an animal usually confines its daily activities

Examples of home range in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their home range is anywhere from a ½ acre to 2.5 acres, depending on competition from others and the availability of food, says Owen. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024 Plus, his appearance there can be the result of external factors; a fresh food source coming into its own, a resident doe or two coming into estrous, hunting pressure on adjacent properties, even a buck out on a breeding excursion that takes him out of his home range for a few days. Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 18 July 2024 Lending further realism was the choice to set the monthlong shoot in dense Northern California forests, supposedly the home range of Sasquatch. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024 Their home range is fairly small, from 40 to 200 or so acres. Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home range 

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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home range was in 1902

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“Home range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20range. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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