mating
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: conjugation, coupling, pairing, sexual union, union |
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Related Words: assortative mating, cross, crossbreeding, crossing, disassortative mating, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, inbreeding, interbreeding, service, servicing, sex, sex activity, sexual activity |
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