Meaning of mating bite | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bite performed during copulation in certain species.
2. In speculative erotica, a bite given by one person to another to form a permanent bond, typically leaving a scar or mark.

Examples

“Differences in courtship behavior among higher taxa include use of the spurs by male pythons and boas, mating bites by some colubrids, […]”

“Most of the wounds inflicted by these mating bites heal fairly quickly, but sometimes they can be quite severe.”

“Females bearing mating bites are seen from early May to early August, with the majority seen in May.”

““When the mating bites are exchanged, the two souls link. Then the werewolf can live as long as his vampire mate.””

“Once mated with another character, characters have the option of performing the “mating bite,” which irreversibly bonds the lovers to one another.”

“He sucked a hickey along the side of Ash's throat, right where his mating bite would soon go.”

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