Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mating strategy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: mat-ing s-trat-e-gy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.

Example Sentences

"A common mating strategy amongst females is to secure good genes for her offspring, ideally from a male that is also a reliable long-term provider. Since males like that are rare, many females have to make trade-offs."

Inflected Forms

mating strategies (plural)

Questions

What does mating strategy mean?: A technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.

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