reintroduction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of introducing something again.
  2. The release of animals from captivity into the wild, especially, into an area where they have become extirpated or greatly reduced.
  3. An animal so released.

Word forms

reintroduction reintroductions

Etymology

From re- + introduction.

Related words

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