Amplexus

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.

Synonyms

clasper precopula pterygopodium penis fencing claw precoxa cockpaddle pleopus parapodium spadix epipod apseudomorph

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