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mating

/ mating /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
"the casual couplings of adolescents"
"the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
Type of:
sexual activity sexual practice sex
Kinds of:
assortative mating disassortative mating hybridization hybridisation crossbreeding
Derived:
conjugate copulate mate pair couple
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
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sexual activity sexual practice sex assortative mating disassortative mating hybridization hybridisation crossbreeding