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Meaning of Mating | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmeɪtɪŋ

Definitions

  1. Pairing of organisms for copulation.
  2. Sexual union; copulation.

Equivalents

العربية تزاوج
Deutsch Begattung Paarung
Ελληνικά ζευγάρωμα
Español apareamiento
Français accouplement Monté
עברית הזדווגות
Bahasa Indonesia kopulasi perkawinan
日本語 交尾 交接 交配
Қазақша шағылыстыру
한국어 교미 짝짓기
മലയാളം ഇണചേരൽ
Polski gody kopulacja
Português cópula
Türkçe çiftleşme

Examples

“The progeny of backcrosses and intercrosses will form some incrosses and some matings of other types.”
“Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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