the ability of a living organism to produce a large number of offspring or viable eggs or seeds

多産性 (たさんせい), 繁殖力 (はんしょくりょく)
a sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction or desire for sexual activity

アセクシャリティ, 無性愛
a type of reproduction where a single organism can produce offspring without the involvement of another organism

無性生殖, 無性繁殖
(of birds, fish, etc.) to come out of an egg

孵化する(ふかする), 出てくる(でてくる)
the process of mating animals, plants, or microorganisms with desirable characteristics to produce offspring with those same traits

繁殖 (はんしょく), 育種 (いくしゅ)
the eggs that an aquatic animal or an amphibian lays and are covered with a transparent layer

卵(たまご), 浮遊卵(ふゆうらん)
(of a bird, insect, fish, etc.) to produce eggs

産む, 卵を産む
(of an animal) to have sex and give birth to young

繁殖する, 交配する
a young form of an insect or an animal that has come out of the egg but has not yet developed into an adult

幼虫, ラーバ
to introduce male reproductive cells into the female reproductive system for reproduction

受精させる, 受精する
the stage of the metamorphosis that comes between the larval and adult stages of a moth or butterfly

さなぎ, 蛹(よう)
a male sex hormone, such as testosterone, that is responsible for the development and maintenance of male characteristics in humans and animals

アンドロゲン, 男性ホルモン
(of animals) to have sex for breeding or reproduction

交尾する (こうびする), mating (メイティング)
the union of a sperm and an egg to form a zygote, which marks the beginning of sexual reproduction in organisms

受精(じゅせい), 受精作用(じゅせいさよう)
the parents, grandparents and the ancestors of an animal that are all purebred, or a certificate that proves this

血統, 系譜
to remove the sexual organs of a female animal, called ovaries

雌犬を避妊する, 雌を避妊手術する
to make an animal or plant breed with a different type
to remove the sex organs of a domestic animal in order to keep it from reproduction

去勢する, 不妊手術を施す
to keep an egg in a favorable condition to help it develop until it hatches

孵化させる(ふかさせる), インキュベートする
all the young of a bird hatched at the same time, or the young of an animal cared for together

ひな (Hina), 巣立ちのひな (Sudachi no hina)
the eggs laid by a frog, covered in a jelly-like mucus

オタマジャクシの卵 (おたまじゃくしのたまご), ウシガエルの卵 (うしがえるのたまご)
the young wormlike larva of an insect

幼虫, グラブ
an insect which is in an inactive transitory stage of its metamorphosis, between the larval and adult stages

幼虫, 蛹(さなぎ)
the caterpillar of a silk moth that forms a cocoon during metamorphosis, which is later processed into silk

蚕 (かいこ), シルクワーム
a special cell used for reproduction, with sperm cells being the male gametes and egg cells being the female gametes

配偶子, ゲノーム
to carry a developing embryo or fetus inside the uterus of a female mammal until it is ready to be born

妊娠する(にんしんする), 胎内にいる(たいないにいる)
an organism that has both male and female reproductive organs

雌雄同体(しゆうどうたい), 両性体(りょうせいたい)
to fertilize an egg and make it capable of developing into an embryo

受精させる, 妊娠させる
to produce offspring sexually, typically involving the union of male and female reproductive cells

子孫を作る, 繁殖する
(of a living being) to produce offspring or more of itself

再生する, 繁殖する
ancestors of an animal, particularly while referring to the good characteristics that it has inherited from them

血統, 血筋
to engage in sexual reproduction or mating

交尾する, 繁殖する
to go through a period of sexual activity or sexual aggression, especially in certain animals during their mating season

発情する, 繁殖期に入る
to beget, procreate, or father offspring, typically used in reference to male animals

父とする (ちちとする), 繁殖する (はんしょくする)
to introduce semen into the reproductive system, often by artificial means

人工授精する, 受精させる
the smallest and most motile cells in the male reproductive system responsible for fertilizing the female egg

精子(せいし), スパーミ(すぱーみ)
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