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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