Meanings
- biologyA 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, nonindigenous species, non-native species
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species living outside its native distributional range which has arrived there by human activity, directly or indirectly, deliberately or accidentally.
Translations
Finnish vieraslaji
- vieraslajispecies outside its native range due to human activity
German Adventivart
- Adventivartspecies outside its native range due to human activity
Polish gatunek introdukowany
- gatunek introdukowanyspecies outside its native range due to human activity
Swedish introducerad art
- introducerad artspecies outside its native range due to human activity
Cite this entry
introduced species. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduced%20species
“introduced species.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduced%20species. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “introduced species,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduced%20species.
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