Nonhuman (Adjective)
Meaning
Not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Nonhuman sources of pollution, such as natural disasters and animal waste, have a significant impact on the environment.
- The researcher's study focused on the behavior of nonhuman primates in their natural habitat.
- The study found that certain diseases can be transmitted from nonhuman animals to humans through contact with infected tissue.
- The animal shelter took in a nonhuman animal, a Capybara that had been adopted as a pet but had grown too large for its owner to care for.
- Nonhuman entities, such as corporations and governments, can have a profound impact on the environment and human societies.