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semicaptive

semicaptive adjective: kept partially in captivity.

Adjective

semicaptive (not comparable)

  1. Kept partially in captivity.

Origin of semicaptive

From semi- + captive.

Questions about semicaptive

What does semicaptive mean?
Semicaptive means kept partially in captivity.
What part of speech is semicaptive?
Semicaptive is an adjective.

Words near semicaptive in the dictionary

  1. semicalcined
  2. semicalibrated
  3. semicalyciform
  4. semicanonical
  5. semicapitalist
  6. semicaptive
  7. semicaptivity
  8. semicarbacide
  9. semicarbazide
  10. semicarbazides
  11. semicarbazone

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