noncaptive

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noncaptive

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From non- + captive.

adjective non-captive

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.

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@misc{noncaptive_2026,
  title = {noncaptive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noncaptive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}