functional necrophilia
A reproductive strategy in some amphibians wherein the male will inseminate a fresh…A reproductive strategy in some amphibians wherein the male will inseminate a fresh newly-dead female corpse, fertilizing the still viable eggs, and then squeezing the corpse to eject the newly fertilized eggs into the water.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A reproductive strategy in some amphibians wherein the male will inseminate a fresh newly-dead female corpse, fertilizing the still viable eggs, and then squeezing the corpse to eject the newly fertilized eggs into the water.
Origin
From sexual mating with a corpse (ie. necrophilia), resulting in viable offspring (ie. funFrom sexual mating with a corpse (ie. necrophilia), resulting in viable offspring (ie. functional).
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