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invasive

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Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
  2. That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
  3. Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
  4. Originating externally.
  5. Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
  6. Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
  7. Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.

Noun

  1. An invasive organism, such as an animal or plant.

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