in captivity

ɪn kæpˈtɪvɪti

Definition

Definition of in captivity - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

animalkept in a place and not allowed to be free

The in captivity tigers rarely hunt for food.

Adverb

animalswhile being kept and not free

The animals lived in captivity for many years.

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bred in captivity

adj.

born and raised by humans, not in the wild

These lions are bred in captivity.

Expressions with captivity

bred in captivity

adj.

born and raised by humans, not in the wild

These lions are bred in captivity.

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at liberty

adv.

not confined

not in prison or captivity

captive breeding

zoology

breeding animals in captivity for commercial use

captive breeding

research

breeding animals in captivity for research purposes

Père David's deer

captive species

species of deer known only in captivity

Examples of in captivity in a sentence

In captivity dolphins often perform tricks for visitors.
Many rare birds are bred in captivity.
Tigers born in captivity rarely hunt.

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French:en captivité, ...
German:in Gefangenschaft, gefangen, ...
Italian:in cattività, ...
Spanish:en cautiverio, ...
Portuguese:em cativeiro, ...
Chinese:被囚禁的, 被关押着, ...
Japanese:飼いならされた, 飼育下で, ...
Arabic:مأسور, فِي الأَسْر, ...
Hebrew:שָׁבוּי, בַּשְּׁבִי, ...
Russian:в плену, в неволе, ...
Ukrainian:у неволі, в неволі, ...
Hindi:कैद में, बंदी अवस्था में, ...
Bengali:বন্দী, বন্দী অবস্থায়, ...
Catalan:en captivitat, ...
Czech:v zajetí, ...
Danish:i fangenskab, ...
Dutch:in gevangenschap, ...
Greek:αιχμάλωτος, υπό περιορισμό, ...
Hungarian:fogságban tartott, fogságban, ...
Khmer:ជាប់ឃុំ, ក្នុងទ្រុង, ...
Korean:사육 중인, 사육 상태에서, ...
Persian:اسیر, در اسارت, ...
Polish:w niewoli, w zamknięciu, ...
Portuguese (BR):em cativeiro, ...
Romanian:captiv, în captivitate, ...
Swedish:i fångenskap, ...
Thai:ถูกกักขัง, ในที่กักขัง, ...
Turkish:esaret altında, tutsak olarak, ...
Vietnamese:nuôi nhốt, trong tình trạng bị giam cầm, ...

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