Definition of Nonbreeders

1. Noun. (plural of nonbreeder) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonbreeders

1. nonbreeder [n] - See also: nonbreeder

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonbreeders

nonbranching
nonbrand
nonbranded
nonbread
nonbreaded
nonbreakable
nonbreaking
nonbreast
nonbreastfed
nonbreastfeeding
nonbreathing
nonbrecciated
nonbred
nonbreeder
nonbreeders
nonbreeding
nonbrewing
nonbridal
nonbridge
nonbridged
nonbridging
nonbriefed
nonbrittle
nonbroadband
nonbroadcast
nonbroadcasting
nonbroiler
nonbroilers
nonbroken

Literary usage of Nonbreeders

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1911)
"This remaining of nonbreeders throughout the summer north of their breeding range is just the opposite of what happens among the shore birds, many of which ..."

2. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Observations of Black Guillemots in northern Alaska (Divoky, unpubl. data) show that nonbreeders are present at the colony throughout the breeding season, ..."

3. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1994)
"(1989) reported that they often observed spotted owls—even nonbreeders—foraging for insects in the Sierra NF. taking them from bark surfaces, ..."

4. Our Wild Fowl and Waders by Dwight Williams Huntington (1910)
"On the southern coast of Texas the species is not uncommon all summer, though these summer residents are probably nonbreeders. Mated birds have been found ..."

5. Select Reviews of Literature, and Spirit of Foreign Magazines edited by Enos Bronson (1809)
"A single queen bee, distinguishable by the great length of her body, and the proportional shortness of her wings. 2. Working- bees, female nonbreeders ; or, ..."

6. Bulletin by Bureau of Animal Industry, United States, United States Bureau of Animal Industry, New Hampshire Forestry and Recreation Commission (1909)
"... the boarding place of the bull from year to year in order, perhaps, to save a few dollars on his keep. Often the bulls become nonbreeders due to ..."

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