amplexus
Americannoun
PLURAL
amplexuses, amplexusEtymology
Origin of amplexus
1925–30; < New Latin, Latin: embrace, equivalent to amplect ( ī ) to embrace ( am-, variant of ambi- ambi- + plectī, deponent of plectere to plait, twine; complex, plexus ) + -tus suffix of v. action
Example Sentences
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The Animal Behaviour category was won by Ian Mason with this picture titled Three Frogs in Amplexus.
From BBC
All the logic and desire that guides a female frog to a specific pond vanishes once she arrives, and a melee ensues as males race to cling to her in a tight embrace called amplexus.
From New York Times
About midnight, the few remaining fix to leave, but stay to ogle when someone spots a wood frog amplexus — a pre-fertilization embrace.
From Washington Post
To mate, frogs embrace in a position called amplexus: The male frog clings to the female until he can fertilize her eggs as she lays them.
From New York Times
Romeo is giving up his worm meals for Juliet and trying his best to perfect amplexus.
From New York Times
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