copulate
verb (used without object)
to engage in sexual intercourse.
copulatory
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a word derived from
copulate.
Example Sentences
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"With the caveat that sperm transfer occurs during the recorded putative copulatory events, this study reveals a novel copulatory pattern in mammals," the authors wrote.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2023
The only male amphibians that possess copulatory structures are the caecilians, so fertilization among salamanders typically involves an elaborate and often prolonged courtship.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Remarks on the cloaca and on the copulatory organs of the Amniota.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2012
No specialized system of spermathecae, sperm reservoirs, and copulatory apparatus, as in Oligochaeta; development generally through a larval form; reproduction by budding also occurs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
Canu in 1892 proposed two groups, Monoporodelphya and Diporodelphya, the copulatory openings of the female being paired in the latter, unpaired in the former.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
