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noncaptive

noncaptive adjective: not captive.

Adjective

noncaptive (not comparable)

  1. Not captive.
    • Jaguars may not yet be in such desperate shape as Asian tigers, whose noncaptive breeding population has plummeted below 2,500, or African lions, of which there are perhaps only 20,000 to 30,000 left in the wild.2008 January 1, J. Madeleine Nash, “Can They Stay Out of Harm’s Way?”, in New York Times

Forms of noncaptive

alternative formnon-captive

Origin of noncaptive

From non- + captive.

Questions about noncaptive

What does noncaptive mean?
Noncaptive means not captive.
What part of speech is noncaptive?
Noncaptive is an adjective.

Words near noncaptive in the dictionary

  1. noncapricious
  2. noncapsid
  3. noncapsizable
  4. noncapsular
  5. noncapsulated
  6. noncaptive
  7. noncapture
  8. noncaptures
  9. noncapturing
  10. noncarb
  11. noncarbohydrate

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