reproducing animals
noun phraseUK /ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪŋ ˈænɪməlz/
US /ˌriːprəˈduːsɪŋ ˈænɪməlz/
Animals that make babies so their kind keeps living.
The pond is full of reproducing animals like frogs and fish.
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2. Animals shown or copied in a picture or model.
The museum displayed reproducing animals from the rainforest.
3. Animals that make copies of themselves, like some tiny water creatures.
Scientists studied reproducing animals that split into two.
4. Animals used to make more of the same kind on a farm.
The farmer kept reproducing animals to grow the herd.