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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And workers in many fields fear that AI – or robots, or other nonhuman hands – might sweep in to replace them.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The motif of changelings—of fairies taking a human child and leaving a nonhuman child in its place—comes up throughout the story.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Scientists earlier showed that Ronan, a resident of the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was the first nonhuman mammal who could be trained to keep a beat, including moving in time with music.
—Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In the empty, evening-quiet, and dim room, the metallic, nonhuman voice sounded like something from the other side:
Ingrid is dead.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The motif of changelings—of fairies taking a human child and leaving a nonhuman child in its place—comes up throughout the story.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Scientists earlier showed that Ronan, a resident of the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was the first nonhuman mammal who could be trained to keep a beat, including moving in time with music.
—Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In the empty, evening-quiet, and dim room, the metallic, nonhuman voice sounded like something from the other side:
Ingrid is dead.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Nonhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonhuman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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