Definition of mating Mating
/mejˈtɪŋ/ - [meyting] - mat•ing
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| mating - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" | ||
| coupling, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union | ||
| sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" | ||
| assortative mating mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating | ||
| disassortative mating mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating | ||
| hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, crossbreeding, interbreeding, cross, crossing (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | ||
| inbreeding the act of mating closely related individuals | ||
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The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes.
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