nonmating

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ mating

Adjective[edit]

nonmating (not comparable)

  1. Not mating.
    • 2001, Leigh W Simmons, Sperm competition and its evolutionary consequences in the insects:
      When males fail to transfer main cell products, females survived as long as nonmating virgin controls.