nontarget
- adjective
- /ˈnɒnˌtɑːrɡɪt/
:
no objetivo
- The first is that the insecticidal gene might harm nontarget insects, including those that prey on the European corn borer itself.
- nontarget organisms
- nontarget species
- nontarget insects
Examples
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Moreover, the risks of poisoning nontarget bird species in late summer and early fall are substantial.
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If nontarget birds are found on the bait site, the bait must be removed immediately.
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The industrial operators have found it difficult to release nontarget species without stress or damage.
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Potential harm to nontarget insects also became an issue early in the European regulatory procedure.
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Better survivability of nontarget organisms is achieved.
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Domestic propagation of certain species can also affect the persistence of nontarget species.
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A critical aspect of these three Gitxaala fishing techniques is the ability to avoid or to release unharmed nontarget species.
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And often the pesticides have done considerable damage to the mosquitoes' natural predators and to other nontarget organisms.
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Bycatch is the unintended capture of nontarget animals, including those landed and those that escape from fishing gear (Crowder and Murawski 1998).
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The researchers took care to minimize harm to nontarget species during the experiment.
Synonyms
16
4.8
Not paying attention to one thing and having no clear goal
1
5.1
Not limited to one group or type
Not meant for any one person or thing
Having no clear aim or purpose
Not aimed in any one direction
Antonyms
How Targeted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nontarget is made from non- 'not' and target 'the thing you aim at'. So, as an adjective it describes something that is not the main thing you are trying to affect or hit.