(ˌɛkstrəˈlɪmɪtərɪ) or extralimital (ˌɛkstrəˈlɪmɪtəl)
adjective
outside the limits or borders of an area
extralimital in American English
(ˌekstrəˈlɪmɪtl)
adjective
not found within a given geographical area
an extralimital species of bird
Word origin
[1870–75; extra- + limit + -al]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, billing, immobilize, linkage, onshoreextra- is a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative. Otherwords that use the affix extra- include: extra-atmospheric, extrajudicial, extraterritorial
Examples of 'extralimital' in a sentence
extralimital
We surveyed along 530 km of roads and recorded 109 alien and/or extralimital species across 1942 point locations.
Johan A. Baard, Tineke Kraaij 2019, 'Use of a rapid roadside survey to detect potentially invasive plant species alongthe Garden Route, South Africa', Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Sciencehttps://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/1515. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In some cases, sightings were considered as extralimital, but for other species updating their distributions in the literature seems warranted.
José Luis Orgeira, Gabriela Scioscia, Mónica Analía Torres, NataliaAndrea Dellabianca 2013, 'New at-sea records of pelagic seabirds in the South Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica',Polar Researchhttp://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/18972/pdf_1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)