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denizen

de·ni·zen

UK/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/ US/ˈdɛn ə zən/ uncommon uk

noun

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a plant or animal naturalized in a region

  • “denizens of field and forest”
  • “denizens of the deep”

Origin

From Middle English denisein, from Old French denzein, from deinz (“within”) + -ein, from Late Latin dē intus (“from within”), whence French dans.

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