amplexus

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process. uncountable
    — Finally, we came upon a pair of Panamanian robber frogs locked in amplexus—the amphibian version of sex.
  2. In vernation, the situation where two sides of one leaf overlap the two sides of the one above it. uncountable

词汇关系

相关词
amplect amplection amplexion amplex amplexation amplexus reservatus

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).
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