invasive exotic

noun

A species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species.

Meanings

nouninvasive exotic (plural invasive exotics)

plural invasive exotics

  1. agricultureA species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species.
Cite this entry
APA

invasive exotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invasive%20exotic

MLA

“invasive exotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invasive%20exotic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invasive exotic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invasive%20exotic.

Source: invasive exotic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.