English Dictionary

invasive species

名詞

(biology) Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.

日本語の意味

（生物学）本来その地域に生息しない環境に導入され、急速な繁殖によって在来の生物や生態系に悪影響を及ぼす種

Local ecosystems can collapse when invasive species outcompete native plants and animals.

外来種が在来の植物や動物を駆逐すると、地域の生態系は崩壊することがある。

意味（1）

(biology) Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.

Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, introduced from North America in the 1870s. They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete.

invasive species （ plural ）