amplexus
[ am-plek-suhs ]
noun,plural am·plex·us·es, am·plex·us.
the clasping posture of fertilization in frogs and toads.
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amplexus and spawning occur mainly within a day or two after the frogs reach the ponds.
Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog | Henry S. FitchIn amplexus the members of a pair sometimes become glued together by their viscous dermal secretions.
Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog | Henry S. FitchIn cuius amplexus desideratissimos ruens rex, ipsam in maius quam dici possit gaudium suscepit.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersQuod prdicta oscula et amplexus essent immunes a motu libidinis et essent motiva maxim humiliationis ex supposita unione cum Deo.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaSome of the specimens contain producti, and fragments of the coral named amplexus.
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea | John Franklin
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