noncaptive

English

Etymology

non- +‎ captive

Adjective

noncaptive (not comparable)

1. Not captive.
   • 2008 January 1, J. Madeleine Nash, “Can They Stay Out of Harm’s Way?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Jaguars may not yet be in such desperate shape as Asian tigers, whose noncaptive breeding population has plummeted below 2,500, or African lions, of which there are perhaps only 20,000 to 30,000 left in the wild.

Alternative forms

• non-captive