offspring
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The zoo previously hosted a pair, Lun Lun and Yang Yang, who had seven offspring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Who wants to contemplate our technological offspring ending our existence?
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Being able to use her foot normally could play a crucial role in her ability to carry and care for her offspring.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
In an unprecedented display of extended parenting, the two white-tailed parents skipped a year's breeding season to continue to tend for their year-old offspring.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Maternity, or additional offspring, may force upon the woman a distressful life and future.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
It sticks out like a sore thumb among the Camden Yards offsprings that followed.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Internal fertilization leads to more genetic variations and increases the survival rates of offsprings.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
He deduced that the imperfect offsprings were younger ones who had spent less time in their mother’s womb—a direct consequence of superfetation.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2011
Toys R Us' "Fabulous 15" top picks includes Monster High dolls, offsprings to famous monster characters, and Hasbro's Cuponk, a game that challenges players to master ball-and-cup tricks using a wall.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2010
I’ve bin a wife an’ a mother, an’ raised my offsprings till they died.
From The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills by Ridgwell Cullum
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