The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle.
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Procreative
Synonyms for "procreative" (96 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(3 words)
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erogenouseroticerotogenicfecundativefertilizingfetalfleshlyformativefoundationalfundamentalgamicgerminalgestatoryheterosexualin embryoin its infancyin the budinauguralinceptiveinchoate
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productivereproductive structure
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6 entriesprocreative actprocreative capacityprocreative ethicsprocreative policyprocreative potentialprocreative technology
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