mating

IPA: mˈeɪtɪŋ

noun

  • (zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation.
  • (zoology) Sexual union; copulation.

adjective

  • Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
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Examples of "mating" in Sentences

  • On the aspect of a possible underlying genetic predisposition to racial selectivity in mating ...
  • Now, we are clear as she is interested in mating with her sister (Molly) and not her brother (Scofield).
  • Kob Antelopes experience lesbian sex twice every hour (wow!) and 8 percent of their activities during mating is homosexual orientated.
  • It turns out that in some pulmonates mating is anatomically reciprocal, while in others unilateral (for example, see Davison & Mordan, 2007).
  • Yes, money is spent flying the shuttle back, and there is a small chance of hazard to the Orbiter in mating, flying cross-country, and demating.
  • Women need to be more selective about choosing partners, especially under short-term mating conditions, because they're the ones who must care for their young.
  • … If you like someone and want to meet them and date them, people who have the dark triad traits appear to be more successful at facilitating short-term mating.
  • Prior research by the same researchers (also adopting the Social Relations Lens Model) found that men with a long-term mating orientation (which is correlated with reduced levels of extraversion) and shy men (which is correlated with higher levels of neuroticism) get the short end of the stick in rapid mate-selection settings such as speed dating.

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