neophyte
- noun
- /ˈniːəˌfaɪt/
- Specialized
:
neófito
- The Ile neophytes dressed in sumptuous costumes derived from African designs; the women wore African hair weaves and shells.
Examples
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Furthermore, only 1 of the top 20 most widespread species was a neophyte (the sycamore - a tree common throughout the city).
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Statues, initiation panels, masks, and cephalomorphic poles protect the well-being of the neophytes and guarantee the good progress of the initiation.
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After the operation, the neophytes are gathered within an enclosure in the forest.
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The report goes on to state, however, that at San Antonio de Pala the sustainability and subsequent number of neophytes had indeed risen and that it was "surely in good order and perfection."
Academic text (2000) -
While this view may be applicable to undergraduate students, it is debatable as to whether it is applicable to professional academic librarians who are not neophytes within their own field.
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The masquerader, followed by the chief and Kung, carries bundles of leaves and grasses picked by the neophytes.
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The remaining 72 species (27%) were neophytes—that is, they were known to have been introduced to Britain after 1500 (Preston et al. 2002).
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Dimples flashes his pearly whites and gestures grandly to the three clumps of neophyte flesh around him, "What do you make of this?"
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In the botanical study, the researchers identified several neophytes that had taken root in the previously barren area.
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The park's restoration project succeeded in introducing neophytes that adapted well to the local climate.
Synonyms
A plant or animal brought to a new place that becomes like a native
How Established
Surface Forms
Morphology
neophyte = phyte (semi-transparent) = neo + phyte
The components suggest 'new plant', which points toward the meaning, but the exact sense 'newly established in an area where it was not previously found' is a technical ecological specialization.
Etymology
Neophyte comes from Greek parts neo- 'new' and phyte 'plant', literally 'new plant'. So scientists use neophyte for a plant species that has recently arrived and started to grow in a new area.