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生殖隔離

简生殖隔离 · 繁生殖隔離

Mandarin · pinyin shēng zhí gé lí

(biology) reproductive isolation

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
殖: zhí · breed, spawn; increase; prosper
隔: gé · separate, partition
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离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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1–2–2–2 · sheng1 zhi2 ge2 li2

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noun

(biology) reproductive isolation

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