Fecundity

Fecundity
The ability to have children, usually lots of them with ease. Etymology:"Fecundity" comes from the Latin "fecundus" meaning fruitful. "Fecundity" emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing offspring (or fruit).
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The ability to produce live offspring.

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fe·cun·di·ty (fə-kunґdĭ-te) 1. in demography, the physiological ability to reproduce, as opposed to fertility. 2. ability to produce offspring rapidly and in large numbers.

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  • Fecundity — Fecundity, derived from the word , generally refers to the ability to reproduce. In biology and demography, fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set or… …   Wikipedia

  • Fecundity — Fe*cun di*ty, n. [L. fecunditas: cf. F. f[ e]condit[ e]. See {Fecund}.] 1. The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fecundity — fecundity. См. плодовитость. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • fecundity — early 15c., from L. fecunditatem (nom. fecunditas) “fruitfulness, fertility,” from fecundus (see FECUND (Cf. fecund)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • fecundity — fruitfulness, prolificacy, fertility (see under FERTILE) Analogous words: producing or productiveness (see corresponding verb at BEAR): profuseness or profusion, luxuriance, lavishness, prodigality, lushness, exuberance (see corresponding… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • fecundity — /fi kun di tee/, n. 1. the quality of being fecund; capacity, esp. in female animals, of producing young in great numbers. 2. fruitfulness or fertility, as of the earth. 3. the capacity of abundant production: fecundity of imagination. [1375… …   Universalium

  • fecundity — The biological capacity for reproduction of individuals or populations. In demography, fecundity (as the potential for childbearing) is contrasted with fertility , or actual childbearing. The infecund are those who cannot have children though… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • fecundity — /fəˈkʌndəti/ (say fuh kunduhtee) noun 1. the quality of being fecund; the capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers. 2. fruitfulness or fertility, as of the earth. 3. capacity of abundant production: fecundity of …  

  • fecundity — vaisingumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Organizmų gebėjimas vesti gyvybingus palikuonis. atitikmenys: angl. fecundity; fertility; fruitfulness; productivity vok. Ergiebigkeit, f; Fertilität, f; Fruchtbarkeit, f rus.… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • fecundity — fecund ► ADJECTIVE ▪ highly fertile; able to produce offspring. DERIVATIVES fecundity noun. ORIGIN Latin fecundus …   English terms dictionary

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