exotic

Definition for exotic

adjective as in not native or usual; mysterious

Strongest matches

alien, alluring, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, fascinating, glamorous, peculiar, romantic, strange, unfamiliar, unusual, weird

Weak matches

avant-garde, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far-out, foreign, imported, introduced, kinky, outlandish, outside, peregrine, striking, way-out

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Nearly 175 years before Moo Deng took the internet by storm, another exotic hippo helped save the world’s first modern zoo.

From Los Angeles Times

A cameleopard may evoke the image of a mysterious exotic big cat, but it’s what ancient Romans called giraffes based on their appearance.

From Los Angeles Times

The resulting lush and exotic soundscape, featuring plaintive pan flute and sprinkled with birdsong, turned out to be perfect for the game’s spooktastic forest levels.

From New York Times

Dad’s too preoccupied to fully react, however: Bug is busy trying to pay for the wedding with an exotic toad from Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times

She said being called things like "exotic" in school was new to her and she had to adjust to being around mostly white people.

From BBC

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