1. A plant structure acting as a shelter or home for animals: Some animals dwell in zoodomatia and use parts of tree branches, vegetation, etc. for their lodging, as with beavers. Birds, for example, build their nests in trees or bushes.
2. An animal community: Ants seem to live in zoodomatia, small natural cavities, and in a highly organized colony that may add up to millions of individuals.