out-reproduce
verb[T]
(alsooutreproduce)uk/ˌaʊt.riː.prəˈdʒuːs/us/ˌaʊt.riː.prəˈduːs/(oflivingthings) toproducemoreyoungthan anothergroupor anothertypeofanimal,plant, etc.:
Eventually, acellmaycropup that iscapableof out-reproducingitsfellows.
- In thiscontext, men whofailedtoacttoensuretheirpaternitygot out-reproduced by men whoactedtoensuretheirpaternity.
- Throughouthistory, high-status men havetypicallyfarout-reproduced low-status men.
- Individuals withtraitsthatheightenlifetimematingsuccesswill bebetterat out-reproducingothers.
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertility
- fertilize
- fetal
- infertile
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- repopulate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawning ground
- sterility