pupping
- present participle of pup.
Example Sentences
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"Although all of the cownose rays in Bermuda to date are females, we also observed small, immature rays suggesting pupping may have recently occurred here," said Ajemian.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
This month the seals will begin another pupping season in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 made it safe for the seals to return from Canadian waters, but they didn’t establish pupping colonies until the early 1990s.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 2, 2023
Researchers from the ZSL found the Thames was home to 2,866 grey seals after pupping season in 2021.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2023
When it comes on a week or two prior to pupping, we may cure it; but during, or soon after parturition, the bitch generally perishes.
From The Dog by Dinks
