Nonbreeding

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not breeding. not-comparable

    "A general increase in all classes of nonbreeding seals is perhaps the most obvious comparative result of the census."

  2. 2
    Not of or pertaining to breeding. not-comparable

    "Adults can also be rather mobile during the nonbreeding period[…]"

Example

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"A general increase in all classes of nonbreeding seals is perhaps the most obvious comparative result of the census."

Etymology

From non- + breeding.

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