superfecundity

English

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) The tendency of organisms to produce more offspring than can possibly survive. The geometric growth of a biological population beyond the resources of the environment.
  • (biology) Superabundant fecundity or multiplication of the species.

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Prefix from English fecundity.

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English

fecundity

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