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- noun Plural form of
exotic .
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Examples
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The introduction of exotics is a threat to native species: tilapia Tilapia nilotica introduced to the coastal lakes threatens native fish.
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Orientals, or what our French neighbours call exotics, are so common that no one looks at them.
In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" Matilda Betham-Edwards 1877
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Mount Hope Auction in Mount Hope, Ohio, holds three auctions annually at which it sells domestic and "alternative" livestock, once called "exotics."
USATODAY.com News 2011
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The Rolls-Royce and Bentley's Mulsanne are so-called exotics: massive, smooth-riding cars that are full of torque, retail for more than $250,000 and nearly demand to be chauffeur-driven.
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The Rolls-Royce and Bentley's Mulsanne are so-called exotics: massive, smooth-riding cars that are full of torque, retail for more than $250,000 and nearly demand to be chauffeur-driven.
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The Rolls-Royce and Bentley's Mulsanne are so-called exotics: massive, smooth-riding cars that are full of torque, retail for more than $250,000 and nearly demand to be chauffeur-driven.
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Poorly drafted legislation purports to squelch the threat of invasive species, but does little more than create massive bureaucratic headaches, ignore primary invasive threats (plants, feral domestic animals) for sensationalized "exotics," and lay waste to the herpetoculture, aquaria, and aviculture trades without rational justification.
Say No to H.R. 669 2009
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Purple-leaved sage, with its musky mound of dull, light-absorbing foliage, and the hardy herbaceous salvias have been a mainstay, but there are several dozen "exotics" that are perfectly hardy given the right conditions.
Stunning salvias Dan Pearson 2010
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Poorly drafted legislation purports to squelch the threat of invasive species, but does little more than create massive bureaucratic headaches, ignore primary invasive threats (plants, feral domestic animals) for sensationalized "exotics," and lay waste to the herpetoculture, aquaria, and aviculture trades without rational justification.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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He truly loves animals, and the "exotics" fascinate him:I open the orangutan's door and set a pan of fruits, vegetables, and nuts on the floor.
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