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Noun Concept

Categories: Animal developmental biology, Ethology, Interpersonal relationships, All Wikipedia articles needing clarification, Fertility

coupling mating pairing conjugation union

The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes WordNet 3.0

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The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In biology, mating is the pairing of either opposite-sex or hermaphroditic organisms for the purposes of sexual reproduction. Wikipedia

Procreative behavior in animals Wikipedia Disambiguation

Pairwise union of individuals for sexual reproduction - ultimately resulting in the formation of zygotes Wikidata

The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes. OmegaWiki

The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction. Wiktionary

Fusion of organisms. Wiktionary (translation)

Act of joining together to form a couple. Wiktionary

Pairing of organisms for copulation. Wiktionary

The casual couplings of adolescents WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The mating of some species occurs only in the spring WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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disassortative mating

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union

Wikipedia

mating

Wikidata

mating

Wiktionary

conjugation, coupling, mating

OmegaWiki

conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union

Wikipedia Redirections

Animal Courtship and Mating, Duration of mating, Mate abandonment, mate guarding, Mateing, Mating duration, mating effort, Mating in animals, Mating practice, remating, sexual union