union 3
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Examples
- 1.the casual couplings of adolescents
- 2.the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Hypernym
activities associated with sexual intercourse
EnglishHyponym
mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating
mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
hybridization 1
noun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
inbreeding 1
noun
the act of mating closely related individuals
servicing 1
noun
the act of mating by male animals
