amplect

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To embrace. archaic
    — It is a junceous and gramineous Plant, whoſe ſmall, dry, hard and nodous root emits hard, ſtraggling, round, full, not concave, and clear reeds, gracile towards the top, whoſe rigid, mucronated, and pale leaves of half a palms length, amplect its gramineous ſurcles.
  2. To grasp (the mating partner) with front legs, so as to engage in amplexus. rare
    — To name just several, male toads (Bufo bufo) sometimes amplect other males, female Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) mount one another and engage in genital contact, and male flour beetles (Tribolium castaneum) will mount and attempt to deposit sperm on other males.

词形变化

amplects present,singular,third-person amplecting participle,present amplected participle,past amplected past

词汇关系

相关词
amplection amplexion amplex amplexation amplexus

词源

From Latin amplector.
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