AMPLEXUS

Meaning of AMPLEXUS in English

[ am'plɛksəs ]

■ noun Zoology the mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back.

Origin

1930s: from L., 'an embrace'.

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AMPLEXUS — noun see: ambi- Date: circa 1927 the mating embrace of a frog or toad during which eggs are shed into …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMPLEXUS — amˈpleksəs noun ( plural amplexus “) Etymology: Latin, literally, embrace, from amplexus, past participle of amplecti : the mating embrace …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPLEXUS — /am plek"seuhs/ , n. , pl. amplexuses, amplexus . the clasping posture of fertilization in frogs and toads. [ 1925-30; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPLEXUS — n. fertilization mating position of frogs or toads
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AMPLEXUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, embrace, from amplecti to embrace, from am-, amb- around + plectere to braid — …
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AMPLEXUS — [am.plex.us] n [NL, fr. L, embrace, fr. amplecti to embrace, fr. am-, amb- around + plectere to braid--more at ambi-, …
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AMPLEXUS — охват (положение при спаривании у амфибий)
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AMPLEXUS — охват ( положение при спаривании у амфибий )
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AMPLEXUS — n. Pronunciation: am- ' plek-s ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, embrace, from amplecti to embrace, from …
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PSEUDOCOPULATION
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AMPLEXIFOLIATE — |amˌpleksə|-, am|p- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary amplexi- (from Latin amplexus, past participle of amplecti ) + foliate : having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPLEXICAUL — amˈpleksəˌkȯl adjective Etymology: New Latin amplexicaulis, from Latin amplexus (past participle of amplecti to entwine, embrace) + -i- + caulis …
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AMPLEXICAUDATE — |amˌpleksə|-, am|p- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary amplexi- (from Latin amplexus, past participle of amplecti ) + caudate : having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPLECTIC — (ˈ)am|plektik adjective Etymology: Latin amplecti to embrace, surround + English -ic : of or relating to amplexus
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AMPLEXICAUL — /am plek"si kawl'/ , adj. Bot. clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base. [ 1750-60; amplexicaulis, equiv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FROG — any of various tailless amphibians belonging to the order Anura. Used strictly, the term may be limited to any member …
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AMPHIBIAN — any member of a class (Amphibia) of cold-blooded vertebrate animals that are midway in evolutionary development between fishes and reptiles. …
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ОХВАТ — (положение при спаривании у амфибий) amplexus
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