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exotic
ex·ot·ic
[
ig zóttik
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
strikingly different:
strikingly unusual and often very colorful and exciting or suggesting distant countries and unfamiliar cultures
2.
ecology
from elsewhere:
introduced from another place or region
an exotic species
noun
(
plural
ex·ot·ics
)
Definition:
somebody or something unusual and striking:
a person or thing that is foreign and unusual, especially a plant or animal
[
Late 16th century. Via Latin
exoticus
< Greek
exōtikos
<
exō
"out, outside"
]
ex·ot·i·cal·ly
adverb
ex·ot·i·cism
[
ig zótti sìzzəm
]
noun
ex·ot·ic·ness
noun
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ex·ot·i·cal·ly adverbex·ot·i·cism [ ig zótti sìzzəm ] nounex·ot·ic·ness noun
