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A species whose presence and role within an ecosystem has a disproportionate effect on other organisms within the system.
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The act of competing; rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc.:
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The total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
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The act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background,
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the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events:
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Any separate tract of land belonging to a state.
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Any process of formation or growth; development:
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A form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.