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nonreproductive

nonreproductive adjective: not able to reproduce; sterile.

Adjective

nonreproductive (not comparable)

  1. Not able to reproduce; sterile.
  2. Not of or pertaining to reproduction.

Noun

nonreproductive (plural nonreproductives)

  1. Any creature that cannot reproduce.
    • In ant societies, the nonreproductives do particular tasks that benefit “the queens,” who reproduce.2009 June 16, Claudia Dreifus, “Insects Succeeding Through Cooperation”, in New York Times

nonreproductive meaning in Tamil

nonreproductive in Tamil

மலட்டு

Forms of nonreproductive

pluralnonreproductives

Origin of nonreproductive

From non- + reproductive.

Questions about nonreproductive

What does nonreproductive mean?
Nonreproductive means not able to reproduce; sterile.
What is nonreproductive in Tamil?
Nonreproductive in Tamil is மலட்டு. See Nonreproductive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nonreproductive?
Nonreproductive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonreproductive in the dictionary

  1. nonreproduced
  2. nonreproducibility
  3. nonreproducible
  4. nonreproducing
  5. nonreproduction
  6. nonreproductive
  7. nonreproductives
  8. nonreptile
  9. nonreptiles
  10. nonreptilian
  11. nonrepublic

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