non-native — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Not native; not indigenous to a particular area; foreign; invasive.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Use purple three-awn grass to replace the overused, invasive non-native weedy Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima).

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   The economy is at full employment and the state is flush with tax revenue but their social media feeds depict a country overrun with “non-native” predators such as Jozef Puska, a Slovak man convicted earlier this month of murdering a teacher, Ashling Murphy, in 2022.

Noun

1. A person who is not native.