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invasive species

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَوْعٌ مُجْتَاحٍ (nawʕun mujtāḥin) — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Catalan: espècie invasora — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 入侵物種 /入侵物种 (rùqīn wùzhǒng) — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Finnish: haitallinen vieraslaji — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • French: espèce envahissante — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • French: espèce invasive — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Georgian: ინვაზიური სახეობა (invaziuri saxeoba) — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • German: invasive Art — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Hebrew: מין פולש — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Japanese: 外来生物 (gairai seibutsu) — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Japanese: 侵入種 (shinnyūshu) — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Korean: 침입종 (chimipjong) — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Polish: gatunek inwazyjny — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Portuguese: espécie invasora — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Spanish: especie invasora — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Swedish: invasiv art — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Turkish: istilacı tür — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance
  • Vietnamese: loài xâm lấn — species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native and is a nuisance