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  • 81spawn — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. (also absol.) (of a fish, frog, mollusc, or crustacean) produce (eggs). b intr. be produced as eggs or young. 2 tr. derog. (of people) produce (offspring). 3 tr. produce or generate, esp. in large numbers. n. 1 the eggs of fish …

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  • 82re´pro|duc´er — re|pro|duce «REE pruh DOOS, DYOOS», verb, duced, duc|ing. –v.t. 1. to produce again: »A radio reproduces sounds. Some animals are able to reproduce lost parts or organs of their bodies. The exact conditions that existed ten years ago cannot be… …

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  • 83re|pro|duce — «REE pruh DOOS, DYOOS», verb, duced, duc|ing. –v.t. 1. to produce again: »A radio reproduces sounds. Some animals are able to reproduce lost parts or organs of their bodies. The exact conditions that existed ten years ago cannot be reproduced… …

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  • 84Heifer International — is a nonprofit charitable organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas, dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty. It provides gifts of livestock and plants, as well as education in sustainable agriculture, to financially disadvantaged… …

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  • 85Vestigiality — The human vermiform appendix is a vestigial structure; it no longer retains its original function. Vestigiality describes homologous characters of organisms that have seemingly lost all or most of their original function in a species through… …

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  • 86Mantis — For other uses, see Praying mantis (disambiguation) and Mantis (disambiguation). Mantodea Temporal range: 145–0 Ma …

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  • 87teem — teem1 teemer, n. /teem/, v.i. 1. to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile (usually fol. by with). 2. Obs. to be or become pregnant; bring forth young. v.t. 3. Obs. to produce (offspring). [bef. 900; ME temen, OE teman, tieman to produce ( …

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  • 88generate — 1. To produce. 2. To procreate. [L. genero, pp. atus, to beget] * * * gen·er·ate jen ə .rāt vb, at·ed; at·ing vt to bring into existence esp PROCREATE <generate innumerable offspring> vi to produce offspring: PROP …

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  • 89sterile — Relating to or characterized by sterility. [L. sterilis, barren] * * * ster·ile ster əl, chiefly Brit .īl adj 1) failing to produce or incapable of producing offspring <a sterile hybrid> compare INFERTILE 2) free from living organisms and… …

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  • 90North American river otter — Conservation status Least Concern&#1 …

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