nonreproductive

Etymology

non- + reproductive

adj

  1. Not able to reproduce; sterile.
  2. Not of or pertaining to reproduction.

noun

  1. (biology) Any creature that cannot reproduce.
    In ant societies, the nonreproductives do particular tasks that benefit “the queens,” who reproduce. June 16, 2009, Claudia Dreifus, “Insects Succeeding Through Cooperation”, in New York Times

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