Meaning of Asexual | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
2. A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
3. Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
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Examples

“11.2 Demonstrating the Status of Long-Lived Asexuals … Indeed, if sex has so many advantages, then which special adaptations - if any - allow long-term survival without it? However, the main task of the research teams dealing with such putative ancient asexuals has thus far been to demonstrate that their respective groups (mainly bdelloids, darwinulids and certain lineages within orbatid mites) indeed merit the status.”

“[…] The masculine forms are used to a considerable extent in congruence with etymologically masculine nouns; also with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. se stefn L 9, 36; [...] The neuter forms are used with etymologically neuter nouns; with etymologically masculine asexuals; e.g. þ cyrtil L 6, 29; J 19, 23; þ penning L 20, 24; bēam (Lindelof p. 9) ; stān (Lindelof p. 11); and with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. [...]”

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