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reproductively

reproductively

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In a way that relates to animals or plants making new young
  • adverb
  • /ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪvli/
: reproductivamente
  • Moreover, bigger females—which may make the most reproductively fit mates—tended to have brighter badges than smaller females.
  • reproductively isolated
  • reproductively mature
  • reproductively sterile

But whatever the case is, this might not be a viable long term relationship reproductively.

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Examples

  • Male hyenas become reproductively mature several months before females, and post-pubertal animals of each sex confront different reproductive demands.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Growth in most species slows considerably once they become reproductively mature, but some individuals may live 10 to 13 years.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Female dolphins in this area are reproductively active for a long time.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The two forms should be considered separately if they are reproductively isolated.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Therefore, it is important to identify reproductively isolated units that also contribute substantially to the ecological and genetic diversity of the species as a whole.

    Academic text (1991)

  • By investing more in offspring with traits that are more reproductively desirable, females can enhance the passing on of their genes.

    Academic text (2001)

  • For instance, some reproductively mature salamanders that live in wet habitats resemble juvenile stages of close relatives.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Under the biological species concept, a "species" is a group of natural populations that have the potential to interbreed and are reproductively isolated from other groups of populations (Mayr 1942).

    Academic text (2017)

  • Female dolphins in this area are reproductively active for a long time.

  • Male hyenas become reproductively mature several months before females.

Surface Forms

reproductively positive

Morphology

reproductively = reproductive (semi-transparent) = re + produce + ive + ly

This is a regular adverb formed from the adjective 'reproductive' with the standard suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

The word reproductively comes from the parts re- 'again' and produce 'to make'. So, in biology it means 'to make new life', which is why we say animals or plants are reproductively ready when they can have young.