| NOUN | act | sexual union, coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes |
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| Meaning | The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes. | |
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| Synonyms | coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union | |
| Narrower | assortative mating | mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating |
| disassortative mating | mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar / dissimilar / dissimilar than likely in random mating | |
| hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | |
| inbreeding | The act of mating closely related individuals | |
| servicing, service | The act of mating by male animals | |
| Broader | sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity | Activities associated with sexual intercourse |
| Spanish | acoplamiento, apareamiento, emparejamiento, monta, unión | |
| Catalan | acoblament, aparellament, apariament | |
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