[kop-yuh-ley-shuh
n] 
| 1. | sexual intercourse. |
| 2. | a joining together or coupling. |
| cop·u·late (kŏp'yə-lāt') intr.v. cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·lates To engage in coitus or sexual intercourse. adj. (-lĭt) Coupled; joined. [Latin cōpulāre, cōpulāt-, to join together, from cōpula, link.] cop'u·la'tion n., cop'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
copulation cop·u·la·tion (kŏp'yə-lā'shən)
n.
Conjugation between two cells that do not fuse but separate after mutual fertilization.
See coitus.
