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mating

ma·ting

UK/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ US/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

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”

Phrases

  • assortative mating
  • mating bite
  • mating call
  • mating mark
  • mating press
  • mating season
  • mating strategy
  • positive assortative mating

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