The action or an act (on the part of an animal) of copulating.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > mating (26) admissure?1440 The action or an act (on the part of an animal) of copulating. mating1871 The action of mate, v.3; the action of matching one thing with another; marriage; pairing, esp. of birds; copulation, sexual intercourse; an… mateship1927 The state of having a mate; a pairing of one animal with another. pair-formation1939 the coming together of individual male and female animals in preparation for breeding (cf. pair-bonding, n.). Subcategories:— of brothers and sisters (1) — formation of relationship during (2) — mating dance (1) — season (4) — rut (13) — assortative mating (1) |
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