Conception and Instinct

Conception

Conception noun - An idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation.

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Instinct and conception are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instinct" instead a noun "Conception".

Nearby Words: conceive, conceit, concept, conceptual

Instinct noun - Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli.

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Conception and instinct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conception" instead a noun "Instinct".

similar	similar conception	similar instinct
common	common conception	common instinct
natural	natural conception	natural instinct
original	original conception	original instinct
Other adjectives: single, little, bad, next.

The story's title is based on a real-life method for eradicating Screwfly, which uses a hormone that subverts the fly's mating instinct so that the males mount the females in the wrong way, so no conception can occur.

Source: Gendercide

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