reintroduction
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See also: réintroduction
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
re- + introduction
Noun[edit]
reintroduction (plural reintroductions)
- The act of introducing something again.
- The release of animals from captivity into the wild, especially, into an area where they have become extirpated or greatly reduced.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 195:
- The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), for example, restricts use of the word ʽreintroductionʼ to species that have become extinct locally or Europe-wide no more than 200 to 300 years ago.
- (countable) An animal so released.