introduced species

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === introduced species (plural introduced species) (ecology) A species living outside its native distributional range which has arrived there by human activity, directly or indirectly, deliberately or accidentally. Synonyms: alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, nonindigenous species, non-native species Hyponyms: invasive species, harmful introduced species ==== Translations ==== === References === Definition of "introduced species" by UK's Natural History Museum[1] === Further reading === introduced species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia