Nonreproductive

Origin

- + reproductive

Full definition of nonreproductive

Adjective

1. Not able to reproduce; sterile.
2. Not of or pertaining to reproduction.

Noun

1. (biology) Any creature that cannot reproduce.
• 2009, June 16, Claudia Dreifus, Insects Succeeding Through Cooperation, In ant societies, the nonreproductives do particular tasks that benefit “the queens,” who reproduce.