amplexus
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which…A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
(uncountable)In vernation, the situation where two sides of one leaf overlap the two sides of the one above it.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).
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Synonyms
2 synonymsamplexationamplection//amplexion
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable