Animal Reproduction

verb to bring forth a baby or young

• The mother gave birth to a healthy baby boy in the hospital.
• She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl yesterday.
• She popped out the kid last night.
• The artist's creativity gave birth to a masterpiece.

noun a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly, including the kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats.

• The marsupial is a type of mammal that carries its young in a pouch.
• I saw a cute little marsupial hopping around in the backyard.
• That marsupial is one cool dude, always hanging out in the trees.
• The company's CEO is like a marsupial, always keeping a close eye on the new projects.

adjective relating to or in the process of giving birth

• The parturient woman was carefully monitored by the medical team during labor.
• The soon-to-be mom was in labor and the doctors were keeping a close eye on her.
• The pregnant lady was about to pop and the doctors were on standby.
• The parturient project was in its final stages of development before being launched.

noun a mature male reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, that is capable of fertilizing an egg cell

• The process of fertilization involves the fusion of an egg cell with a spermatozoon.
• The spermatozoa are swimming fast towards the egg!
• Dude, those little spermatozoa are on a mission!
• The spermatozoa of creativity were swimming in his mind, ready to fertilize new ideas.

noun the act of superseding or being superseded

• The supersedure of the old policy by the new regulations caused some confusion among the employees.
• The supersedure of the original plan with a better idea saved us a lot of time and effort.
• The supersedure of the outdated software with the latest version was a game-changer for our team.
• The supersedure of traditional values by modern beliefs is a common theme in today's society.

noun a type of virus that infects ruminant animals such as cattle and sheep, causing fever, diarrhea, and birth defects in offspring

• The Schmallenberg virus is a newly emerging pathogen affecting livestock in Europe.
• Have you heard about the Schmallenberg virus spreading among farms in the region?
• That Schmallenberg virus is causing a lot of trouble for farmers, man.
• The spread of the Schmallenberg virus is like a dark cloud looming over the agricultural industry.