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单词 post-reproductive
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post-reproductive
post-reproductive adj.
Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)riːprəˈdʌktɪv/
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U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˌriprəˈdəktɪv/
occurring after the period of life when an individual is capable of reproduction.
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post-reproductive1900
the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive cycle > [adjective] > reproductive period
post-reproductive1900
pre-reproductive1900
1900 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 44 3 Reproductive Period.—I have used this expression to denote the whole of that period in the life of a mammal..during which its generative organs are capable of the reproductive function; and in contrast to the Pre-reproductive and Post-reproductive periods which severally precede and follow it, during which the generative organs are either not fully developed or are degenerative.
1963 Lancet 5 Jan. 2/1 As we reach the postreproductive years, a man's chance of dying is much greater than a woman's..so that at 60 a man has almost twice the likelihood of dying before 61 than a woman has.
1991 G. Greer Change iii. 86 What they encounter when they begin to ask for information about the management of their post-reproductive career is utter befuddlement.
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