exotic UK /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/US /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/adjective 7noun 4forms 4 adjective7 •Foreign, especially in an exciting way.Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador. — 1682 •Non-native to the ecosystem. •extraterrestial, alienexotic materials •Denoting or relating to any animal that is not a cat or dog, requiring specialised healthcare •Unusual to keep or undomesticated. •Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options. •Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races. noun4 •An organism that is exotic to an environment; an introduced species. •A person not native to a particular area; a foreigner.There were a few exotics among them — some South American boys, sons of Argentine beef barons, one or two Russians, and even a Siamese prince, or someone who was described as a prince. — 1948 •An exotic dancer; a stripteaser. •Any exotic particle.Glueballs, theoretical particles composed only of gluons, are exotics. formsexotica · exotics · more exotic · most exotic