. "\"The reproductive process in which the parent is separated from its offspring either by giving birth to live young or by laying eggs.\" [ISBN:0198506732]" . . "parturition" . "giving birth" . . . "egg laying" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .