Occurring or found outside the usual geographic range or boundaries of a species or phenomenon.
From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'limital' (relating to limits or boundaries, from 'limes' meaning boundary). Biogeographers use this term to describe species encountered beyond their known range.
When scientists find an extralimital species—like a tropical bird in New York—it often signals climate change or unintended human transport creating ecological surprises!
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