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noncannibalistic

noncannibalistic

7.7
Not eating members of the same species
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˌkænɪbəˈlɪstɪk/
: no canibalístico
  • Although stickleback in noncannibalistic populations also forage in large groups, they feed closer to the surface, never descending to the lake bottom.

Examples

  • Zigzag dances were prominent in three-quarters of all courtships, and they were intermediate in vigor between those in Hotel Lake and those in the noncannibalistic populations.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In a noncannibalistic society, people share resources instead of preying on one another.

  • noncannibalistic lions in the reserve coexist peacefully with other wildlife.

  • The research focused on noncannibalistic species that thrive in diverse ecosystems.

Antonyms

cannibalistic
  • Offensive
6 8.4

Describing animals or people who eat members of their own kind

How Cannibalistic

cannibalistic
  • Offensive
6 8.4
noncannibalistic
7.7

Surface Forms

noncannibalistic positive

Morphology

noncannibalistic = cannibalistic (transparent) = non + cannibal + istic

Built from the adjective 'cannibalistic' with a straightforward negating prefix 'non-', so the negated meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

The word noncannibalistic is made of non- ('not') and cannibal ('someone who eats members of their own kind'), so it literally means 'not a cannibal'. That's why a noncannibalistic animal does not eat others of its own species.