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non-breeding

non-breeding adjective: occurring outside of the breeding season; relating to any time of the year in which breeding does not take place.

Adjective

non-breeding (not comparable)

  1. Occurring outside of the breeding season; relating to any time of the year in which breeding does not take place.
  2. Of an animal, not breeding.

Questions about non-breeding

What does non-breeding mean?
Non-breeding means occurring outside of the breeding season; relating to any time of the year in which breeding does not take place.
What part of speech is non-breeding?
Non-breeding is an adjective.

Words near non-breeding in the dictionary

  1. non-braked
  2. non-breakable
  3. non-breaking
  4. non-breaking space
  5. non-breaking spaces
  6. non-breeding
  7. non-brewed condiment
  8. non-brewed condiments
  9. non-business
  10. non-Canadian
  11. non-cancerous

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