Meanings
nounsexual reproduction (uncountable)
- uncountableThe process whereby a new organism is created by combining the genetic material of two organisms.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounreproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
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Translations
Arabic تَكَاثُر جِنْسِيّ
- تَكَاثُر جِنْسِيّ (takāṯur jinsiyy)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Bulgarian полово размножаване
- полово размножаване (polovo razmnožavane)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Catalan reproducció sexual
- reproducció sexualprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Chinese Mandarin 有性生殖
- 有性生殖 (yǒuxìng shēngzhí)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Czech pohlavní rozmnožování
- pohlavní rozmnožováníprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Danish kønnet formering
- kønnet formeringprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Dutch geslachtelijke voortplanting, seksuele reproductie
- geslachtelijke voortplantingprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- seksuele reproductieprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Esperanto seksa reproduktado
- seksa reproduktadoprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Estonian suguline sigimine, seksuaalne sigimine
- suguline sigimineprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- seksuaalne sigimineprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Finnish suvullinen lisääntyminen
- suvullinen lisääntyminenprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
French reproduction sexuée
- reproduction sexuéeprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
German geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung, sexuelle Fortpflanzung
- geschlechtliche Fortpflanzungprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- sexuelle Fortpflanzungprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Hindi लैंगिक जनन
- लैंगिक जनन (laiṅgik janan)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Hungarian ivaros szaporodás
- ivaros szaporodásprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Icelandic kynæxlun
- kynæxlunprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Italian riproduzione sessuata
- riproduzione sessuataprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Japanese 有性生殖
- 有性生殖 (yūsei seishoku)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Korean 유성 생식
- 유성 생식 (yuseong saengsik)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Malay pembiakan seks
- pembiakan seksprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Māori whakaputa uri tōrua
- whakaputa uri tōruaprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Norwegian kjønnet formering, seksuell reproduksjon
- kjønnet formeringprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- seksuell reproduksjonprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Persian تولید مثل جنسی
- تولید مثل جنسی (towlid-e mesl-e jensi)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Polish rozmnażanie płciowe
- rozmnażanie płcioweprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Portuguese reprodução sexuada
- reprodução sexuadaprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Romanian reproducere sexuată
- reproducere sexuatăprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Russian полово́е размноже́ние
- полово́е размноже́ние (polovóje razmnožénije)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Slovak pohlavné rozmnožovanie
- pohlavné rozmnožovanieprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Spanish reproducción sexual
- reproducción sexualprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Swedish sexuell förökning, sexuell fortplantning
- sexuell förökningprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- sexuell fortplantningprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- könlig förökningprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Tagalog sariing balisuplingan, reproduksiyong seksuwal
- sariing balisuplinganprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- reproduksiyong seksuwalprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
- seksuwal na pagpaparamiprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Tamil பாலியல் இனப்பெருக்கம்
- பாலியல் இனப்பெருக்கம் (pāliyal iṉapperukkam)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Thai การสืบพันธุ์แบบอาศัยเพศ
- การสืบพันธุ์แบบอาศัยเพศ (kār s̄ụ̄bphạnṭhu̒bæbxāṣ̄ạypheṣ̄)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Turkish eşeyli üreme
- eşeyli üremeprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Ukrainian статеве розмноження
- статеве розмноження (stateve rozmnožennja)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Urdu جنسی تولید
- جنسی تولید (jinsī taulīd)process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
Vietnamese sinh sản hữu tính
- sinh sản hữu tínhprocess whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
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APA
sexual reproduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20reproduction
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“sexual reproduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20reproduction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sexual reproduction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20reproduction.
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