nonmating

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ mating.

Adjective

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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.