niche

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it (Freq. 1)
- he found his niche in the academic world
• Hypernyms:
place, station
2. a small concavity (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
recess, recession, corner
• Derivationally related forms:
corner (for: corner), recess (for: recess)
• Hypernyms:
concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
• Hyponyms:
pharyngeal recess
3. an enclosure that is set back or indented (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
recess
• Derivationally related forms:
recess (for: recess)
• Hypernyms:
enclosure
• Hyponyms:
alcove, bay, apse, apsis, columbarium,
cinerarium, fireplace, hearth, open fireplace, mihrab
4. (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
• Syn:
ecological niche
• Topics:
ecology, bionomics, environmental science
• Hypernyms:
condition, status

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ecological niche, recess, recession, corner