Definition of Term

alien

(English) An organism believed to have been introduced into a location and which has subsequently become naturalized, also any species not native (indigenous) to the area under consideration, often a politically defined area (country, province, state, etc.). It includes exotic, introduced, transplanted, non-native, non-indigenous, invasive and escaped species. (See also: introduced species, feral)

allochtone

(French) Organisme introduit dans une région et qui est resté à l'état naturel. (See also: introduced species, feral)

espécie introduzida

(Portuguese) Organismo introduzido numa região e que se naturalizou. (See also: introduced species, feral)

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