"Two dragonflies are mating on your head." "I didn't feel them landing. Are they still on my hair?" "No, they just took flight again." "Oh, now I see them. How beautiful they are!"
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Mating
//ˈmeɪtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "mating" (71 found)
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Related words (35)
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8 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 17 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 交尾 noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- 交配 noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- 配種 /配种 noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Finnish
2 entries- yhteensopiva adj (fitting into or onto a corresponding part)
- parittelu noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
French
2 entries- accouplement noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- monte noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
German
2 entries- Begattung noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- Paarung noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Greek
1 entries- ζευγάρωμα noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Hebrew
1 entries- הזדווגות noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Japanese
3 entries- 交尾 noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- 交接 noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- 交配 noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Kazakh
1 entries- шағылыстыру noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Malay
1 entries- pengawanan noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Malayalam
1 entries- ഇണചേരൽ noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Occitan
2 entries- acoblament noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- apariament noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Polish
1 entries- kopulacja noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Portuguese
1 entries- cópula noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Russian
2 entries- слу́чка noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
- спа́ривание noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Spanish
1 entries- apareamiento noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Swedish
1 entries- parning noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Turkish
1 entries- çiftleşme noun (pairing of organisms for copulation)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
During mating season many animals exude strong fragrances.
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Male octopuses die a few months after mating.
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They also stay away from the snails during the mating season.
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