Progeny
['prɒdʒənɪ] or ['prɑdʒəni]
Definition
(n.) Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Offspring, children, issue, descendants, race, breed, stock, lineage.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Offspring, young, issue, scion, offshoot, descendants, posterity, race
ANT:Stock, parentage, ancestry
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Examples
- The most vigorous males, or those which have most successfully struggled with their conditions of life, will generally leave most progeny. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Generally, the most vigorous males, those which are best fitted for their places in nature, will leave most progeny. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The sterility of first crosses and of their hybrid progeny has not been acquired through natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- These huge animals have become wholly extinct, and have left no progeny. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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