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amplexusenUK
am·plex·us A0266950 (ăm-plĕk′səs)n. pl. amplexus or am·plex·us·es The copulatory embrace of frogs and toads, during which the male fertilizes the eggs that are released by the female.
[Latin amplexus, an embracing, from past participle of amplectī, to embrace : am-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + plectere, to twine; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]amplexus (æmˈplɛksəs) nthe mating embrace of amphibians, particularly frogs and toadsam•plex•us (æmˈplɛk səs)
n., pl. -us•es, -us. the copulatory clasping posture of frogs and toads. [1925–30; < New Latin, Latin: embrace amplect(ī) to embrace (am-, variant of ambi- ambi- + plectere to plait, twine)] amplexusenUK
am·plex·us (am-plek'sŭs), The plural of this word is amplexus, not amplexi.The act of clasping of male to female at the time that eggs and sperm are discharged into the immediate environment simultaneously in those species; such as frogs, in which fertilization occurs externally; the male clasps the female closely. [L. an embrace, fr. amplector, pp. -plexus, to wind around] amplexus (ăm-plĕk′səs)n. pl. amplexus or amplex·uses The copulatory embrace of frogs and toads, during which the male fertilizes the eggs that are released by the female. |