English Words for "Animal Reproduction"

to hatch

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(of birds, fish, etc.) to come out of an egg

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The baby chicks hatched from their eggs after three weeks of incubation.

The biologist carefully observed as the baby alligators began to hatch in the nest.

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to lay

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(of a bird, insect, fish, etc.) to produce eggs

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to breed

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(of an animal) to have sex and give birth to young

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to fertilize

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to introduce male reproductive cells into the female reproductive system for reproduction

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to mate

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(of animals) to have sex for breeding or reproduction

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to spay

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

to crossbreed

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to make an animal or plant breed with a different type

to neuter

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to remove the sex organs of a domestic animal in order to keep it from reproduction

to incubate

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to keep an egg in a favorable condition to help it develop until it hatches

brood

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all the young of a bird hatched at the same time, or the young of an animal cared for together

grub

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the young wormlike larva of an insect

to impregnate

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to fertilize an egg and make it capable of developing into an embryo

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to procreate

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to produce offspring sexually, typically involving the union of male and female reproductive cells

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to reproduce

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/ˌɹipɹəˈdus/

(of a living being) to produce offspring or more of itself

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to couple

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to engage in sexual reproduction or mating

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egg

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an oval or rounded object laid by birds, reptiles, fish, or certain invertebrates as part of their reproductive process

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