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Genital vs Reproductive - What's the difference?

genital | reproductive |

As adjectives the difference between genital and reproductive

is that genital is of, or relating to biological reproduction while reproductive is of or relating to reproduction.

As nouns the difference between genital and reproductive

is that genital is (rare) the genitalia while reproductive is a reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).

genital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, or relating to biological reproduction
  • of, or relating to the genitalia
  • (psychoanalysis) of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty
  • See also

    * female genital mutilation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) the genitalia
  • reproductive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to reproduction.
  • That reproduces.
  • * {{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=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, […]. 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.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).
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