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单词 nonreproductive
释义

nonreproductive

adjective

non·​re·​pro·​duc·​tive ˌnän-ˌrē-prə-ˈdək-tiv How to pronounce nonreproductive (audio)
1
: not reproducing
nonreproductive sexual activity
especially : not capable of reproducing
nonreproductive worker bees
2
: not relating to or affecting the reproductive system
nonreproductive organs
nonreproductive effects

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But after many generations of selection, the large clusters evolved a solution: nonreproductive cells which served as points where offspring could break away from the parent cluster. Sarah Fecht, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2012 The nonreproductive female was moved to the Rio Grande Zoo on the recommendation of the species survival plan. Matt Campbell, kansascity, 16 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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