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Fecundity vs Reproduction - What's the difference?

fecundity | reproduction |

As nouns the difference between fecundity and reproduction

is that fecundity is ability to produce offspring while reproduction is the act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

fecundity

English

Alternative forms

* (qualifier)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Ability to produce offspring.
  • * 2006 , , “Neil Gaiman on Terry Pratchett” in: Good Omens , Corgi, p. 410
    • In the early days the reviewers compared him to the late Douglas Adams, but then Terry went on to write books as enthusiastically as Douglas avoided writing them, and now, if there is any comparison to be made of anything from the formal rules of a Pratchett novel to the sheer prolific fecundity of the man, it might be to P. G. Wodehouse.
  • Ability to cause growth.
  • Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
  • Rate of production of young by a female.

    • Synonyms

    * (ability to produce offspring) fertileness, fertility

    Related terms

    * fecund * fecundation

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    reproduction

    English

    Noun

  • The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
    • , title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction .}}
  • The act of making copies.
  • A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.

    • Related terms

    * reproduce ----