nonnative
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈnɑːnˌneɪtɪv/
:
no nativo
- There is ample evidence that invasive nonnative plants pose a threat to Hawaiian birds.
- nonnative species
- nonnative plants
- nonnative speaker
Examples
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Preventing the spread of nonnative invasive species is an international public good.
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We recorded the greatest number of nonnative species in exurban developments (Figure 5).
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In the study published in April, the researchers found 16 nonnative plants new to the preserve.
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How will changes in land use and climate affect factors that facilitate the spread of nonnative species?
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Also, protected areas had a higher prevalence of nonnative plant species and fewer native plant species than did ranches.
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To what extent, we should ask, does her nonnative-speaker status continue to inflect assessments of her English literacy skills?
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An explosion of cattail growth and a proliferation of nonnative species have displaced native vegetation and destroyed wildlife habitat.
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Efforts to improve pasture on the smaller properties by planting nonnative grasses led to the inadvertent introduction of invasive weeds.
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The park has been overrun by nonnative plants that disrupt the local ecosystem.
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Many animals are threatened by nonnative species that outcompete them for food and habitat.
Synonyms
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4.1
From another place and not familiar there
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3.2
Not naturally part of a body or object and coming from outside
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7.2
Not originally from a place, brought from another country or region
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5.9
A plant or animal from another place that lives and has young without help from people
Not native to one place and found in several regions
A plant or animal that is not native and is only found there for a short time
Antonyms
How Native
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonnative is made from non- 'not' and native 'born in' or 'from a place', so a nonnative plant or animal is one that did not come from the area originally and is usually introduced or foreign.