Niche
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
Framework senses
- §1
- an enclosure that is set back or indented
- §2
- a small concavity
- §3
- (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
- §4
- a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it