Mating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mating is an adjective meaning Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
Meaning
Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation.
- (zoology) Sexual union; copulation.
- present participle and gerund of mate
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- matings
Synonyms for mating
Depending on context, synonyms include pairing, coupling, conjugation, union.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include conjugation, coupling, pairing, union, attached, junction.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.