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sexual reproduction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process whereby a new organism is created by combining the genetic material of two organisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amphimixis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproduction

Narrower terms: anisogamy, isogamy

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَكَاثُر جِنْسِيّ (takāṯur jinsiyy) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Armenian: սեռական բազմացում (seṙakan bazmacʻum) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Belarusian: палавое размнажэнне (palavóje razmnažennje) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Bulgarian: полово размножаване (polovo razmnožavane) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Catalan: reproducció sexual — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有性生殖 (yǒuxìng shēngzhí) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Czech: pohlavní rozmnožování — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Danish: kønnet formering — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Dutch: geslachtelijke voortplanting — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Dutch: seksuele reproductie — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Esperanto: seksa reproduktado — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Estonian: suguline sigimine — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Estonian: seksuaalne sigimine — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Fiji Hindi: biological reproduction — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Finnish: suvullinen lisääntyminen — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • French: reproduction sexuée — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Georgian: სქესობრივი გამრავლება (skesobrivi gamravleba) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • German: geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • German: sexuelle Fortpflanzung — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Haitian Creole: repwodiksyon seksyèl — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Hindi: लैंगिक जनन (laiṅgik janan) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Hungarian: ivaros szaporodás — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Icelandic: kynæxlun — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Italian: riproduzione sessuata — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Japanese: 有性生殖 (yūsei seishoku) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Korean: 유성 생식 (yuseong saengsik) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Northern Kurdish: pirbûna zayendî — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Northern Kurdish: zêdebûna zayendî — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Malay: pembiakan seks — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Malayalam: ലൈംഗികപ്രത്യുൽപ്പാദനം (laiṅgikapratyulppādanaṁ) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Māori: whakaputa uri tōrua — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Norwegian: kjønnet formering — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Norwegian: seksuell reproduksjon — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Persian: 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 — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Portuguese: reprodução sexuada — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Romanian: reproducere sexuată — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Russian: полово́е размноже́ние (polovóje razmnožénije) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Slovak: pohlavné rozmnožovanie — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Slovene: spolno razmnoževanje — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Spanish: reproducción sexual — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Swedish: sexuell förökning — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Swedish: sexuell fortplantning — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Swedish: könlig förökning — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Tagalog: sariing balisuplingan — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Tagalog: reproduksiyong seksuwal — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Tagalog: seksuwal na pagpaparami — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Tamil: பாலியல் இனப்பெருக்கம் (pāliyal iṉapperukkam) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Tatar: җенси үрчү (censi ürçü) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Thai: การสืบพันธุ์แบบอาศัยเพศ (kār s̄ụ̄bphạnṭhu̒bæbxāṣ̄ạypheṣ̄) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Turkish: eşeyli üreme — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Ukrainian: статеве розмноження (stateve rozmnožennja) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Urdu: جنسی تولید (jinsī taulīd) — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms
  • Vietnamese: sinh sản hữu tính — process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms