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Reproduction vs Procreation - What's the difference?

reproduction | procreation | Synonyms |

Procreation is a synonym of reproduction.



As nouns the difference between reproduction and procreation

is that reproduction is the act of reproducing new individuals biologically while procreation is the process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind.

reproduction

English

Noun

  • The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
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  • The act of making copies.
  • A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.
  • procreation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
  • The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring
  • Synonyms

    * reproduction

    See also

    * propagation

    Anagrams

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