nonreproductive

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adjective

Not able to reproduce; sterile.

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Meanings

adjectivenonreproductive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot able to reproduce; sterile.
  2. not comparableNot of or pertaining to reproduction.
nounnonreproductive (plural nonreproductives)

plural nonreproductives

  1. biologyAny 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

Origin

From non- + reproductive.

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APA

nonreproductive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreproductive

MLA

“nonreproductive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreproductive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonreproductive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreproductive.

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