"introduced species" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-introduced species.wav [US] Forms: introduced species [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|introduced species}} introduced species (plural introduced species)
  1. (ecology) A species living outside its native distributional range which has arrived there by human activity, directly or indirectly, deliberately or accidentally. Wikipedia link: introduced species Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, non-native species Hyponyms: invasive species (english: harmful introduced species) Translations (species outside its native range due to human activity): vieraslaji (Finnish), introducerad art [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-introduced_species-en-noun-d4~m~MAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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