amplexus
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- In vernation, the situation where two sides of one leaf overlap the two sides of the one above it.
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).
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