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nonreproductives

nonreproductives is the plural of nonreproductive.

Meaning of nonreproductive

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

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Questions about nonreproductives

What is nonreproductives the plural of?
Nonreproductives is the plural of nonreproductive.

Words near nonreproductives in the dictionary

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

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