reproduction

Definitions of reproduction
  1. noun
    the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
    synonyms: multiplication, procréation
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    types:
    métissage
    reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
    génération, procréation, propagation
    the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
    type of:
    activité sexuelle, sexe
    activities associated with sexual intercourse
  2. noun
    the process of generating offspring
    synonyms: multiplication
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    types:
    reproduction asexuée
    reproduction without the fusion of gametes
    fission, scissiparité
    reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
    type of:
    processus biologique, processus organique
    a process occurring in living organisms
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