Nongregarious (Adjective)
Meaning
Of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tiger is a nongregarious species, preferring to hunt and live alone.
- Unlike some other corals, the sea fans in this reef are nongregarious, each one growing separately from the others.
- As a nongregarious creature, the Asian elephant bull will often wander far from the rest of the herd in search of food.
- The lonely and nongregarious lifestyle of the giant armadillo has led researchers to study its behavior in greater detail.
- The orchid is a nongregarious plant, typically growing alone in the forest understory, rather than in clusters or colonies.