proligerous

A mother rabbit is proligerous, caring for her newborn kits.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Producing offspring; generative: "proligerous" describes something that is capable of producing or bearing young, or that is fruitful in a biological sense.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The proligerous nature of the species ensures rapid population growth. (The species' ability to produce many offspring leads to quick increases in numbers.)
  • In ancient myths, the earth was often depicted as a proligerous mother, giving birth to all life. (The earth was seen as a generative, fertile source.)

Advanced Usage

• "proligerous disc": In embryology, a term sometimes used for the germinal disc or blastodisc, the region of a fertilized egg where embryonic development begins.
  • The proligerous disc in the bird's egg is where the embryo first forms. (The generative area in the egg initiates development.)

Variants and Related Words

• Prolific (adj): producing many offspring or results; highly fruitful.

  • The rabbit is a prolific breeder, often having large litters. (The rabbit produces many young.)

• Proligeration (n): the process of producing offspring; generation.

  • The proligeration of the colony was observed over several seasons. (The process of producing new members in the colony.)

Synonyms

• Fertile: capable of producing abundant offspring or vegetation.
• Fecund: highly productive or fertile, especially in a biological sense.

Related Idioms

• Breed like rabbits: to produce many offspring very quickly (informal, often used with animals).

  • The mice in the barn breed like rabbits, so we need to control their numbers. (They reproduce very rapidly.)

• Multiply like a weed: to increase in number rapidly and uncontrollably.

  • The invasive plant species multiplies like a weed, choking out native flora. (It spreads and reproduces quickly.)