Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amplexus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-plexus
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

In vernation, the situation where two sides of one leaf overlap the two sides of the one above it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Finally, we came upon a pair of Panamanian robber frogs locked in amplexus—the amphibian version of sex."
"In the middle, just below the surface, a male and a female were locked in amplexus, a coupling that can last for days as the male waits to fertilise the eggs when they are laid."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

amplexus reservatus

Frequently Paired Words

amplect amplection amplexion amplex amplexation amplexus reservatus

Synonyms

amplection//amplexion amplexation

Rhymes With

texas nexus plexus lexis

Questions

What does amplexus mean?: 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.
Where does amplexus come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).

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