offspring
Example Sentences
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Like many butterfly species, the Marsh Fritillary is univoltine, meaning it produces just a single brood of offspring in its year-long life cycle.
From BBC
Although wolves and dogs still share territory and are capable of producing fertile offspring, actual hybridization between them is unusual.
From Science Daily
Like lottery winners, wealthy individuals fear their offspring might blow money they haven’t had to toil for.
Unlike other countries with significant captive populations, the ones in Thailand are nearly all privately owned, with the animals and their offspring passed down through generations.
From New York Times
Some of the trees are offspring of ones planted as early as 1929.
From Seattle Times
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