offspring

Example Sentences

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It is the only other highly ranked "monotocous" species, meaning it typically produces a single offspring per pregnancy rather than litters.

From Science Daily

Laurie Bodisch, a financial advisor and founder of Her Wealth Coach in Boiling Springs, Pa., says she has seen skittishness among older adults who lived through the Great Depression and their offspring.

From Barron's

By contrast, a mouse may survive just a few years but is capable of producing dozens of offspring.

From Science Daily

I began, turning my charm first on to Mrs. Maroney and then her irritable offspring.

From Literature

Malnourished and starving whales are also producing fewer offspring.

From Los Angeles Times