Ecdemite

/ɛkˈdɛmaɪt/ noun

Definition

An organism or disease that has been introduced to a region where it is not native and has become established there.

Etymology

From ecdemic (introduced from outside) + '-ite' (suffix denoting a thing or agent). This ecological term names organisms that have spread beyond their original habitat.

Kelly Says

Ecdemites are basically nature's refugees—organisms that found themselves in a new home, and some of them became wildly successful (like cane toads in Australia), while others just quietly established small populations that nobody notices.

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