nonnative

• Descreve pessoa, planta ou animal que não é originário ou natural de um determinado lugar; em linguística, designa falante que não tem o idioma como língua materna.

Describes a person, plant, or animal that is not native to a particular place; often used in linguistics to refer to a speaker who is not a native speaker of a language.

1. Not indigenousB2formal

   Describes a person, plant, or animal that is not originally from the place where it is found.

   Não nativo

   • The lionfish is a nonnative species in the Atlantic Ocean.
   • Many nonnative plants have been introduced to this region.
   • The park has several nonnative trees that were brought from Asia.

   Sinônimosalienexoticforeign

   Antônimosaboriginalautochthonousindigenousnative

2. Foreign-bornB2formal

   Relating to a person who was born in a different country or area than the one they currently live in.

   Estrangeiro

   • The city has a large population of nonnative residents.
   • Nonnative speakers often face challenges with local idioms.
   • She is a nonnative English teacher from Spain.

   Sinônimosalienexpatriateforeign-bornimmigrantmigrant

   Antônimosindigenouslocalnative

3. Introduced speciesB2formal

   Referring to a plant or animal that has been brought to a new environment by human activity.

   Espécie exótica

   • Nonnative species can disrupt local ecosystems.
   • The kudzu vine is a nonnative plant that grows aggressively in the southern US.
   • Conservationists work to control nonnative predators on the island.

   Sinônimosalienexoticforeign

   Antônimosendemicindigenousnative