SEXUAL REPRODUCTION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase sexual reproduction. (close relations)
reproduction
Best Alternative Words for SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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breeding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community • the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring adjective satellite • producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring | ||||||||
copulation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur | ||||||||
fertilization | nounn | |||||||
noun • creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant • making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | ||||||||
impregnation | nounn | |||||||
noun • material with which something is impregnated • the process of totally saturating something with a substance • creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | ||||||||
mating | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | ||||||||
procreation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||||||||
propagation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions • the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production • the movement of a wave through a medium | ||||||||
reproduction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of generating offspring • recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall • copy that is not the original; something that has been copied • the act of making copies • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||||||||
conceiving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • have the idea for • judge or regard; look upon; judge • become pregnant; undergo conception | ||||||||
spawning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs verb • call forth • lay spawn | ||||||||
amphimixis | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete • union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction |