"nonhuman" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: non- + human Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|human}} non- + human Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonhuman (not comparable)
  1. Not human; not of the human race. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonhuman-en-adj-EX7704k8 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-human

Noun

Forms: nonhumans [plural]
Etymology: non- + human Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|human}} non- + human Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonhuman (plural nonhumans)
  1. A creature or thing that is not human.
    Sense id: en-nonhuman-en-noun-yUg-B4kH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-human

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