offspring-bearing

  • 1bearing offspring freely — index fertile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2bearing — noun Date: 13th century 1. the manner in which one bears or comports oneself 2. a. the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit b. a product of bearing ; crop 3. a. an object, surface, or point that supports …

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  • 3generating offspring — bearing children …

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  • 4Parent-offspring conflict — is a term used to signify the evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal fitness of parents and their offspring. While parents tend to maximize the number of offspring, the offspring can increase their fitness by getting a greater… …

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  • 5young-bearing — adjective capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring • Syn: ↑egg producing • Similar to: ↑female …

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  • 6proligerous — bearing offspring Bearing and Carrying …

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  • 7Mendel, Gregor — ▪ Austrian botanist Introduction in full  Gregor Johann Mendel , original name (until 1843)  Johann Mendel  born July 22, 1822, Heinzendorf, Austria [now Hynčice, Czech Rep.] died Jan. 6, 1884, Brünn, Austria Hungary [now Brno, Czech Rep.]… …

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  • 8female — a. 1. Breeding, bearing, conceiving, offspring bearing, child bearing. 2. Pistillate, pistil bearing, fertile. 3. Of females, belonging to or characterizing females. 4. Feminine, delicate, soft, weak, gentle …

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  • 9breeding — n. 1. Procreation, having or begetting offspring, bearing, bringing forth. 2. Nurture, education, discipline, instruction, training, schooling, rearing, upbringing. 3. Deportment, manners …

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  • 10discus proligerus — prōˈlijərəs noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, offspring bearing disk : cumulus 3 …

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