Exotic things, plants, animals, or people; items or organisms from foreign or distant places.
From exotic + the plural suffix -s. This simply pluralizes exotic when used as a noun to refer to a collection of exotic items or specimens.
Pet shops selling exotic reptiles and birds are sometimes trapping wild species at unsustainable rates—the word 'exotics' hides the ecological damage behind the appeal of owning something rare!
Plural noun referring to exotic things/people. When applied to people, it carries dehumanizing weight from colonial hierarchies. Reduces living people to aesthetic commodities.
Acceptable for objects/plants/non-human subjects. Avoid for people. When discussing diverse cultures, use proper cultural identifiers instead.
["distinctive items","culturally specific art","non-native species (for biology)"]
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