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adj
Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Pairing of organisms for copulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Sexual union; copulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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verb
present participle and gerund of mate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: coupling, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
Narrower terms: assortative mating, disassortative mating, hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing, inbreeding, servicing, service
History
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Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
