precopulatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈkɒpjᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/priˈkɑpjələˌtɔri/,

/priˈkoʊpjələˌtɔri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, copulatory adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + copulatory adj.

Zoology.

†1. In an arthropod: designating a leg anterior to the copulatory legs. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 839 The fact that the Colobognatha have eight precopulatory legs is not new, but up to this time the whole eight have been supposed to belong to the first six segments.

2. Zoology. Of behaviour, posture, etc.: performed or adopted prior to copulation.

ΚΠ

1914 J. C. Mottram Controlled Natural Selection vii. 73 As many animals mate only once in a lifetime or in a season, whilst these displays are made before each copulation, they are better described by being called Pre-copulatory Displays.

1946 E. Mayr in Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 32 132 The male stimulates the female by specific pre-copulatory displays.

1955 Ecology 36 579/1 The normal male [dragonfly] may pounce on him, couple, and bend his abdomen into the precopulatory position.

1992 D. G. Campbell Crystal Desert iv. 83 In his precopulatory display, the male sidles up to his mate, who is coyly sitting on the nest, and wiggles his flippers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precopulatory
释义	precopulatoryadj. Brit. /ˌpriːˈkɒpjᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S. /priˈkɑpjələˌtɔri/, /priˈkoʊpjələˌtɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, copulatory adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + copulatory adj. Zoology. †1. In an arthropod: designating a leg anterior to the copulatory legs. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 839 The fact that the Colobognatha have eight precopulatory legs is not new, but up to this time the whole eight have been supposed to belong to the first six segments. 2. Zoology. Of behaviour, posture, etc.: performed or adopted prior to copulation. ΚΠ 1914 J. C. Mottram Controlled Natural Selection vii. 73 As many animals mate only once in a lifetime or in a season, whilst these displays are made before each copulation, they are better described by being called Pre-copulatory Displays. 1946 E. Mayr in Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 32 132 The male stimulates the female by specific pre-copulatory displays. 1955 Ecology 36 579/1 The normal male [dragonfly] may pounce on him, couple, and bend his abdomen into the precopulatory position. 1992 D. G. Campbell Crystal Desert iv. 83 In his precopulatory display, the male sidles up to his mate, who is coyly sitting on the nest, and wiggles his flippers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1896
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