invasive
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Invasive species came in all guises: foreign pestilence, foreign capital, and the developers.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Invasive species such as the overbite clam consumed the zooplankton on which juvenile smelt had fed, toxic chemicals in farm runoff fouled the waters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
Invasive Asian hornets have survived a UK winter for the first time, DNA analysis has confirmed, suggesting that they could make the UK one of their permanent homes.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024
Invasive species have rapidly colonised new ground exposed by melting glaciers in the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, according to new research.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024
Invasive species are organisms that are introduced into a new environment.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Vocabulary lists containing invasive
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