| 单词 | biological invader |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbiological invader biological invader n. (a) a pest or pathogen; (b) Ecology an organism or species that comes to populate an ecosystem to which it is not native, usually to the detriment of those originally inhabiting the area. ΚΠ 1939 P. Knight Probl. of Insect Study 55 Until all the insects of the earth become cosmopolitan nations will have to pay for protection from biological invaders. 1962 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 77 966/1 The bronchial tree fights chemical, physical, and biological invaders by secreting mucus and by the movement of its hairlike cilia. 1989 Ecol. Monogr. 59 248/2 We evaluated this invasion by determining what allows Myrica to be successful as a biological invader. 1999 D. Simon Return to Wholeness i. 23 Our immune system has a variety of different cells designed to disarm and disable any biological invader that may cause harm to us. 2003 Columbus (Ohio) Disp. (Nexis) 27 Oct. 1a In 1978, experts..began studying how biological invaders arrive in wood and wood products, including packing material, crates and pallets. < as lemmas |
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