neuter

Examples

• All

• In some ant species, the worker caste is neuter and cannot reproduce.

• The neuter animals in the colony serve different functions than the reproductively active individuals.

• The neuter cat was adopted from the shelter.

• Is this plant neuter or does it produce flowers?

• Certain flowers are classified as neuter because they lack both male and female organs.

• In some ant species, the worker caste is neuter and cannot reproduce.

• The neuter animals in the colony serve different functions than the reproductively active individuals.

Synonyms

S

sterile

vsneuter

19 5.3

Unable to have babies or make seeds

focuses on organ absence or nonfunction rather than general infertility

S

sexless

vsneuter

• Specialized

1 7.0

Having no or undeveloped body parts used to make babies

is identical in meaning and describes absence or nonfunction of sexual organs

N

neutered

vsneuter

4.4

An animal with the body parts that make babies removed so it cannot have young

describes organ absence or poor development without implying removal

Antonyms

S

sexual

• Specialized

58 2.9

Relating to making new living things when two parents join cells

Surface Forms

Etymology