amplexus
8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr
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.
Amplexus in a sentence
Finally, we came upon a pair of Panamanian robber frogs locked in amplexus—the amphibian version of sex.
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