AMPLEXUS


Meaning of AMPLEXUS in English

/am plek"seuhs/ , n. , pl. amplexuses, amplexus .

the clasping posture of fertilization in frogs and toads.

[ 1925-30; amplect ( i ) to embrace ( am-, var. of ambi- AMBI- + plecti, deponent of plectere to plait, twine; cf. COMPLEX, PLEXUS) + -tus suffix of v. action ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .