Definition of Amplexus

1. the mating embrace of frogs [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Amplexus

1. The pairing of male and female at the time that eggs and sperm are discharged simultaneously in those species, such as frogs, in which fertilization occurs externally. Origin: L. An embrace, fr. Amplector, pp. -plexus, to wind around (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amplexus

ampitheater
ampitheaters
ampitheatre
ampitheatres
ample
amplectant
ampleness
amplenesses
ampler
ampless
amplest
amplexation
amplexicaul
amplexicaul leaf
amplexiform
amplexuses
ampliate
ampliatio
ampliation
ampliations
ampliative
amplicon
amplicons
amplidyne
amplidynes
amplifiable
amplificant
amplificants
amplification

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