Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.

    invasive Art

Examples

15 sentences
  1. The English ivy is considered an invasive species.

  2. Climate change is aiding the spread of invasive species.

    deDer Klimawandel begünstigt die Neozoenausbreitung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. We humans are the best example of an invasive species.

    deWir Menschen sind das beste Beispiel einer invasiven Tierart. — Adelpa

  4. Rabbits, another invasive species, also compete with the marsupials for food and shelter.

  5. That's an invasive species.

Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance:

Forms

plural: invasive species
Singularinvasive species
Pluralinvasive species

irregular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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