conjugation 5
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 mating of some species occurs only in the spring
- 2.the casual couplings of adolescents
Hypernym
activities associated with sexual intercourse
EnglishDerivationally related form
conjugate 3
verb
undergo conjugation
Hyponym
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
