Meanings
nounasexual reproduction (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyAny form of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes.
They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.
2011 July 19, Ella Davies, “Stick insects survive one million years without sex”, in BBC - uncountablebiologyAny form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
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Translations
Arabic تَكَاثُر لَاجِنْسِيّ
- تَكَاثُر لَاجِنْسِيّ (takāṯur lājinsiyy)form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Bulgarian безполово размножаване
- безполово размножаване (bezpolovo razmnožavane)form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Chinese Mandarin 無性繁殖 /无性繁殖, 無性生殖 /无性生殖
- 無性繁殖 /无性繁殖form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
- 無性生殖 /无性生殖 (wúxìng shēngzhí)form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Esperanto neseksa reproduktiĝo
- neseksa reproduktiĝoform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Finnish suvuton lisääntyminen
- suvuton lisääntyminenform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
French multiplication asexuée
- multiplication asexuéeform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
German ungeschlechtliche Fortpflanzung
- ungeschlechtliche Fortpflanzungform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Hungarian ivartalan szaporodás
- ivartalan szaporodásform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Icelandic kynlaus æxlun
- kynlaus æxlunform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Japanese 無性生殖
- 無性生殖 (musēsēsyoku)form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Korean 무성 생식
- 무성 생식 (museong saengsik)form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Māori whakaputa uri tōtahi
- whakaputa uri tōtahiform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Polish rozmnażanie bezpłciowe
- rozmnażanie bezpłcioweform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Romanian reproducere asexuată
- reproducere asexuatăform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Spanish reproducción asexual
- reproducción asexualform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Vietnamese sinh sản vô tính
- sinh sản vô tínhform of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes
Cite this entry
APA
asexual reproduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asexual%20reproduction
MLA
“asexual reproduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asexual%20reproduction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asexual reproduction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asexual%20reproduction.
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