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noncaptive

adj

Etymology

From non- + captive.

  1. derived from *kap-<id:seize>✻ — “seize, hold”
  2. derived from captīvus
  3. inherited from captif
  4. prefixed as noncaptive — “non + captive”

Definitions

  1. Not captive.

    • Jaguars may not yet be in such desperate shape as Asian tigers, whose noncaptive breeding population has plummeted below 2,500, or African lions, of which there are perhaps only 20,000 to 30,000 left in the wild.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA