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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIteroparous
/aɪˌtɛrəˈpɛrəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Characterized by or undergoing multiple reproductive cycles over the course of a lifetime.
"Most mammals and birds are iteroparous, reproducing during several distinct breeding seasons."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'iterare' meaning 'to repeat' combined with the Latin 'parere' meaning 'to bring forth or bear', via modern biological coinage in the mid-20th century. The term was formally introduced into evolutionary ecology to distinguish organisms capable of reproducing multiple times throughout their lifetime from semelparous species.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Iteroparous" is said worldwide
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itéropare
Transliteration: /i.te.ʁo.paʁ/
"La plupart des mammifères sont des espèces itéropares."
iteropar
Transliteration: /itəʁoˈpaːɐ̯/
"Vögel sind in der Regel iteropare Tiere."
iteroparo
Transliteration: /iteˈrɔparo/
"Molti pesci di grandi dimensioni sono organismi iteropari."
iteróparo
Transliteration: /iteˈɾopaɾo/
"Los elefantes tienen una estrategia reproductiva iterópara."
iteróparo
Transliteration: /i.teˈɾɔ.pa.ɾu/
"A maioria dos vertebrados terrestres é iterópara."
बहुप्रज
Transliteration: bahupraja
"कई स्तनधारी जीव बहुप्रज होते हैं।"
多次繁殖的
Transliteration: duō cì fán zhí de
"大多数鸟类和哺乳动物是多次繁殖的生物。"
다산성 의
Transliteration: dasanseong-ui
Script: 다산성의
"대부분의 포유류는 여러 번 번식하는 다산성의 생물이다."
多回繁殖性
Transliteration: tahai hanshokusei
"多くの脊椎動物は多回繁殖性である。"
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