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am·plexus (am plek′səs)

noun pl. amplexus -·plex′us

the mating clasp of the male frog or toad: he clings to the back of the female and fertilizes her eggs as she ejects them into the water

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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