invader
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- noun
- /ɪnˈveɪdər/
- Specialized
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especie invasora
- For more than three decades, fishermen have harvested this prolific invader and sold their catch to Europe and the Gulf Coast.
- environmental invaders
- spread of the invader
- potential invaders
Because these soil based organisms were designed to protect plants root systems from invaders to make sure plants absorb nutrients.
- Because these soil based organisms were designed to protect plants root systems from invaders to make sure plants absorb nutrients.
Examples
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Environmental invaders can be transported to a country through intentional or unintentional vectors.
Academic text (2011) -
Windborne spores of this weedy invader could spread it to Texas or southern Louisiana as well.
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Keep an eye out for invaders.
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Then, white corpuscles will destroy it as they would any other invader.
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Late spring frosts seem to play a role in keeping some foreign invaders at bay.
Academic text (1991) -
Because these soil based organisms were designed to protect plants root systems from invaders to make sure plants absorb nutrients.
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And in some places, especially oceanic islands, alien invaders are the major threat.
Academic text (1996) -
Marine diseases represent a new class of marine invaders that may be resetting the ecological rules.
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Water chestnut is another European invader, one curiously found in few other northeastern lakes.
Academic text (1991) -
Invasive plants can threaten local wildlife by outcompeting native species for resources, making them harmful invaders.
Synonyms
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4.4
Plants or animals from another place that spread quickly and harm local plants and animals
Antonyms
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word invader comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and vadere 'to go'. A helpful image is a plant or animal that 'goes into' a new area and takes over the space of native life, which is why people call harmful non-native species 'invaders'.