nonmating
English
Etymology
non- + mating
Adjective
nonmating (not comparable)
- 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.
- 2001, Leigh W Simmons, Sperm competition and its evolutionary consequences in the insects