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exotic [ ex·o·tic ]

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ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk ]
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ɪɡˈzɒtɪk ]
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Adjective

1. Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.

they loved to visit exotic places

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2. Attractive or striking because colourful or out of the ordinary.

youths with exotic haircuts

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3. (especially of metals or fuels) of a kind not ordinarily encountered; specially produced.

Keep in mind that you're not talking about exotic fuels per se.

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Noun

1. An exotic plant or animal.

This could refer to any of the passerines, though most likely a canary or similar caged exotic.

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Origin

1. Late 16th century via Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’.

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