The phrase "alien offspring" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing extraterrestrial beings or in metaphorical terms to describe something that is foreign or unusual.
Example: "In the science fiction novel, the protagonist discovers that the alien offspring possess unique abilities that could change the fate of humanity."
Alternatives: "extraterrestrial progeny" or "foreign descendants".
Propelled more by a sense of marvel than fear, the couple journey over threat-filled waters and beneath trees pocked with alien offspring.
To date five hypotheses have been put forward to explain why females nurse alien offspring.
(4) Females nurse alien offspring to evacuate milk that their own offspring did not drink.
A detailed discussion of each hypothesis also reveals that the reason why females nurse alien offspring may be more intricate than was previously believed.
(5) Inexperienced females that lactate spontaneously without reproducing themselves or that have lost their litter nurse alien offspring to improve their maternal skills.
The causes and function of allonursing for females remain puzzling given that lactation is energetically costly and augments the risk of pathogen transmission between mothers and alien offspring.
There were scenes in which Carter is thrown in with a gaggle of alien babies – offspring of the "green Martians", or Tharks – who battle for supremacy with humanoid "red Martians" on the planet.
The article "Alien Earthworms' Offspring Thrive, and Alter Soil, in U.S". (Aug. 29) provided one of those simple examples of another way to view and study the earth and its natural history.
The following week will offer "Alien Encounters: The Offspring".
Dark Eden, the story of an alien planet where the incestuous offspring of two stranded astronauts struggle to survive, has won the UK's top science fiction prize, the Arthur C Clarke award.
According to Richardson et al. (2000), an invasive terrestrial plant species is a naturalized alien species that produces reproductive offspring, often in very large numbers, at considerable distance from parent plants, and thus has the potential to spread over extensive areas.
