Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or capable of reproduction.
  • noun Zoology A reproductive organism, especially a sexually mature social insect.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of the nature of, pertaining to, or employed in reproduction; tending to reproduce: as, the reproductive organs of an animal.
  • See function.
  • In zool., those organsor parts of the body, collectively considered, whose function it is to produce and mature ova or spermatozoa or their equivalents, and effect the impregnation of the female by the male elements, or otherwise accomplish reproduction; the reproductive or generative system of any animal in either sex; the genitals, in a broad sense. The fundamental reproductive organ of all sexed animals is an indifferent genital gland, differentiated in the male as a testis, in the female as an ovary (or their respective equivalents); its ulterior modifications are almost endless. These organs are sometimes detached from the main body of the individual (see person, 8, and hectocotylus); they often represent both sexes in one individual; they are usually separated in two individuals of opposite sexes; they sometimes fail of functional activity in certain individuals of one sex (see neuter, worker).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or relating to reproduction
  • adjective that reproduces
  • noun biology A reproductive organism (especially such an insect)

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective producing new life or offspring

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Examples

  • The term reproductive justice was coined by a group of black women in 1994, Ross said.

    The Charleston Gazette - Alison Knezevich 2010

  • The term reproductive justice was coined by a group of black women in 1994, Ross said.

    The Charleston Gazette - 2010

  • The term reproductive justice was coined by a group of black women in 1994, Ross said.

    The Charleston Gazette - Alison Knezevich 2010

  • Should men have what he calls reproductive rights and if they choose to bear zero financial responsibility in raising a child?

    CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2006 2006

  • Today Ross, 56, is still working for what she calls reproductive justice.

    The Charleston Gazette - Alison Knezevich 2010

  • Today Ross, 56, is still working for what she calls reproductive justice.

    The Charleston Gazette - Alison Knezevich 2010

  • Today Ross, 56, is still working for what she calls reproductive justice.

    The Charleston Gazette - 2010

  • We also got the International Alliance between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Australia Agency for International Development (AusAID), UK Department for International Development (DFID) and Gates to support progress in reproductive, maternal and newborn health.

    Suzanne Ehlers: We Need to Pay More Attention to Reproductive Health Suzanne Ehlers 2010

  • Robert G. Edwards, a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, poses in this undated handout photograph released to the media on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010.

    IVF inventor Robert Edwards wins Nobel Rob Stein 2010

  • "It is especially important to accurately assess obesity in reproductive-age women, as they are more likely to be obese than similarly aged men," study author Dr. Mahbubur Rahman, an assistant professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, said in a news release from the school.

    'BMI is not one size fits all' for women and obesity 2010

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