lake dwelling vs habitation

lake dwelling and habitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lake dwelling	Yes	No	No	No
habitation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, habitation is a hypernym of lake dwelling; that is, habitation is a word with a broader meaning than lake dwelling:

lake dwelling: dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
habitation: housing that someone is living in

Other hypernyms of lake dwelling include abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, home.

lake dwelling (noun)	habitation (noun)
dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages	the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
	housing that someone is living in
	the native habitat or home of an animal or plant