nonhuman
adjective
non·hu·man
| \ ˌnän-ˈhyü-mən
, -ˈyü-\
, -ˈyü-\
Definition of nonhuman
: not human: such as
a
: being other than a human being
a nonhuman primate/animal
b
: not belonging to, appropriate to, or produced by human beings
nonhuman noises nonhuman cells
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The last one is unique to parrots and humans, which might explain why nonhuman primates like monkeys do not spontaneously bust a move to music. — Katie Camero, Science | AAAS, "Snowball the dancing cockatoo is back—with a whole new set of moves," 8 July 2019 Wu, who is now at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, has since explored how human stem cells interact in a lab dish with stem cells from nonhuman primates, rats, mice, sheep, and cows. — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, "Embryo experiments take ‘baby steps’ toward growing human organs in livestock," 26 June 2019 Ebola virus, formally called Zaire ebolavirus, is a rare virus that infects humans and nonhuman animals such as pigs and other primates. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "What is the Ebola virus, and can it be stopped?," 9 Apr. 2019 StanisÅ‚aw Lem couldn’t have imagined the strangeness of an encounter with a nonhuman intelligence, in his novel Solaris, without recourse to ideas. — Caleb Crain, The New York Review of Books, "Idea Man," 17 June 2019 But whether done by activist judges or revisionist political scientists, twisting a useful metaphor into constitutional rights for nonhuman tools such as corporations threatens democracy and free enterprise alike. — WSJ, "Law, Dartmouth and Corporate Personhood," 10 Feb. 2019 People appreciate that nonhuman animals deserve our moral consideration too. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "2018’s big wins — and big losses — for animals," 24 Dec. 2018 This Chain, it is suggested, justified mistreatment of non-European humans and nonhuman life forms. — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, "‘Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment’ Review: History Through an Ideological Filter," 13 Feb. 2019 People appreciate that nonhuman animals deserve our moral consideration too. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "2018’s big wins — and big losses — for animals," 24 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonhuman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nonhuman
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of nonhuman
: not a man, woman, or child : not a human being
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