Extrapair

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring outside of a stable pairing. not-comparable

    "But in a few instances, females were observed in extrapair copulations, after which they'd take a rock or two back to their own nest and the male wouldn't attack."

Example

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"But in a few instances, females were observed in extrapair copulations, after which they'd take a rock or two back to their own nest and the male wouldn't attack."

Etymology

From extra- + pair.

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