invasive species

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Noun

invasive species (plural invasive species)

1. (biology) 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.
   • 2022 July 11, Helena Horton, “Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, introduced from North America in the 1870s. They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete.

Translations

species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance

• Catalan: espècie invasora
• Finnish: haitallinen vieraslaji (fi)
• French: espèce envahissante (fr) f, espèce invasive (fr) f
• German: invasive Art f
• Hebrew: מין פולש m
• Polish: gatunek inwazyjny m
• Portuguese: espécie invasora f
• Spanish: especie invasora f
• Swedish: invasiv art c
• Vietnamese: loài xâm lấn

See also

• alien species

Further reading

• invasive species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia