nonhuman
adjective
non·hu·man
ˌnän-ˈhyü-mən 
-ˈyü-
: 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
nonhuman
noun
Discarding the doctrine of human dignity can mean lowering the moral status of humans or raising the moral status of nonhumans, and Mr. Rachels's emphasis is ultimately on the latter.
—
Robert Wright
Robert Wright
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Additionally, no fossil records indicate that any nonhuman hominids ever lived in North America.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The Alpha Genesis test facility specializes in nonhuman primate research for biomedical research.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The result is an assemblage of sorts where blue-footed boobies, coral reefs and even bat guano play a leading role, illustrating the ways nonhuman actors and their attendant ecologies have survived human predation.
—Elizabeth Rush, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
None of this tells us that nonhuman apes can’t coöperate.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The Alpha Genesis test facility specializes in nonhuman primate research for biomedical research.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The result is an assemblage of sorts where blue-footed boobies, coral reefs and even bat guano play a leading role, illustrating the ways nonhuman actors and their attendant ecologies have survived human predation.
—Elizabeth Rush, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
None of this tells us that nonhuman apes can’t coöperate.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Nonhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonhuman. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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