exotic species
Non-native life forms
An exotic species is a plant or animal living outside its native range, introduced to a new environment either deliberately or accidentally.
The term often carries negative connotations because exotic species can become invasive, outcompeting native wildlife: Exotic species like kudzu have overtaken large swaths of the American South.
In conservation contexts, exotic contrasts with indigenous or native.
- nonnativesPeople not originally from here
- pet tradeBuying and selling animals
- pet storeAnimal retail shop
- fish tankGlass vessel for aquatic pets
- escape artistPerformer who defeats restraints
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- biodiversityendemism, genetic diversity, biodiversity hotspots, biota, fauna
- speciescritically endangered
- arboretumstrees, oak trees, maple trees, pine trees, native trees
- invasive specieslionfish, emerald ash borer, noxious weeds, kudzu, spotted lanternfly
- _____ phrasesforeign films, imported cheese
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
exotic speciesnative species
Organisms originating in a region
indigenous species · endemic species · native wildlife · indigenous wildlife · native flora
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