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noncaptive en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + captive.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) 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. 2008 January 1, J. Madeleine Nash, “Can They Stay Out of Harm’s Way?”, in New York Times:

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