amplexusn.

/æmˈplɛksəs/

Etymology: < Latin amplexus an embrace, < amplex- past participial stem of amplectī : see amplect v.

Zool.

The mating embrace of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female's body tightly from behind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of > mating embrace of

amplexus1932

1932 Proc. Zool. Soc. 890 The release appears to occur through the grip of the male relaxing on account of the absence of the necessary stimulus to amplexus.

1951 M. Smith Brit. Amphibians & Reptiles iv. 128 Under normal breeding conditions not more than 24 hours are spent in amplexus.

1972 Oxf. Bk. Vertebr. 116/2 He places himself on the female's back and wraps his forelimbs around her body just below the armpits; this position is called amplexus.

1988 New Scientist 7 Apr. 41/1 The male does several things during amplexus, one of which is to rub glands on his cheeks against the female's nostrils.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	amplexus
释义	amplexusn. /æmˈplɛksəs/ Etymology: < Latin amplexus an embrace, < amplex- past participial stem of amplectī : see amplect v. Zool. The mating embrace of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female's body tightly from behind. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of > mating embrace of amplexus1932 1932 Proc. Zool. Soc. 890 The release appears to occur through the grip of the male relaxing on account of the absence of the necessary stimulus to amplexus. 1951 M. Smith Brit. Amphibians & Reptiles iv. 128 Under normal breeding conditions not more than 24 hours are spent in amplexus. 1972 Oxf. Bk. Vertebr. 116/2 He places himself on the female's back and wraps his forelimbs around her body just below the armpits; this position is called amplexus. 1988 New Scientist 7 Apr. 41/1 The male does several things during amplexus, one of which is to rub glands on his cheeks against the female's nostrils. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.1932
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