introduced species

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Noun

introduced species (plural introduced species)

(ecology) A species living outside its native distributional range which has arrived there by human activity, directly or indirectly, deliberately or accidentally.

Synonyms

alien species
exotic species
adventive species
immigrant species
foreign species
non-indigenous species
non-native species

Hyponyms

invasive species (harmful introduced species)

Translations

species outside its native range due to human activity

Finnish: vieraslaji (fi)
Swedish: introducerad art c

References

Definition of "introduced species" by UK's Natural History Museum

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