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re·pro·duc·tion
 reproduction
- pronunciation:
- ri
pr
duhk
shn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of reproducing or state of being reproduced.
- similar words:
- imitation
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| definition 2: |
a copy or duplication, as of a document or work of art.
- synonyms:
- copy, duplicate, facsimile, imitation, replica
- antonyms:
- original
- similar words:
- replicate
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| definition 3: |
the process by which new plants or animals of the same kind are created.
Reproduction is necessary for a species to survive.- synonyms:
- breeding, procreation
- similar words:
- bearing
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| related words: |
cast, duplicate, echo, image, imitation, likeness, match, miniature |
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able to reproduce |
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fertile |
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associated with reproduction |
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brood, generation, life, litter, newborn, offspring, seedling, young |
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multiple offspring through reproduction |
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quadruplet, quintuplet, triplet, twin |
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some places associated with reproduction |
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cocoon, greenhouse, hospital, incubator, nest |
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some stages of reproduction |
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birth, conception, egg, embryo, larva |
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some things involved with reproduction |
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ovary, penis, pistil, pollen, pouch, seed, sperm, stamen, umbilical cord, uterus, vagina, yolk |
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some things passed on through reproduction |
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characteristic, chromosome, DNA, gene |
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unable to reproduce |
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infertile, sterile |
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