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progeny

/ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/ noun C2
  1. Offspring or descendants considered as a group. (uncountable) · I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
  2. A result of a creative effort. (countable, figuratively) · His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.

Plural progenies

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The thirty-two that we shall use tonight are its progeny; they are all entirely black, with the exception of a star upon the forehead.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 859 · C1

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