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nonbreeding

  • a word derived from breeding.
    breeding
    noun
    the producing of offspring.

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Many people, including scientists, are used to thinking of North American migratory birds as heading south during the nonbreeding season, which is typically our "winter," to find milder weather and more reliable food.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

And the models follow each species' full annual life cycle, from breeding to fall migration to nonbreeding grounds, and back north again during spring migration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023

A spare nonbreeding adult can help guard pups and hunt for food.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2023

None of the pandas produced any sperm in the nonbreeding season.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 4, 2012

Our specimens probably were nonbreeding birds summering between the breeding range in arctic America and the winter range in northern South America.

From Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico by Richard F. Johnston