amplexus

n. [动]抱合(指雌的蛙或蟾产卵于水时雄的蛙或蟾抱合排精的求偶行动)

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A 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.

    不可数 生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    In vernation, the situation where two sides of one leaf overlap the two sides of the one above it.

    不可数 生物 植物学

相关短语

amplexus reservatus

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).

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