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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Even the community’s nonhuman residents—from dogs to chickens to a family’s backyard oak tree—exhibited strange symptoms.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
The pain of nonhuman animals is even further out of reach.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
And partial conversion still helps our hearts, our planet and mostly its nonhuman animals.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Reports from rescue missions, Inuit in the area and subsequent forensic and archaeological work on human and nonhuman remains have since pieced together part of the story, which includes ships stuck in winter ice, food gone bad, a desperate trip overland, and the likelihood of cannibalism.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
The pain of nonhuman animals is even further out of reach.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
And partial conversion still helps our hearts, our planet and mostly its nonhuman animals.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Reports from rescue missions, Inuit in the area and subsequent forensic and archaeological work on human and nonhuman remains have since pieced together part of the story, which includes ships stuck in winter ice, food gone bad, a desperate trip overland, and the likelihood of cannibalism.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Nonhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonhuman. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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