Copulation definition

(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
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(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
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Origin of copulation

  • From Middle French copulation

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Copulation Sentence Examples

  • Eggs deposited in a cocoon after copulation.

  • It is probable that they acquire special sensibility at the breeding season and serve as " guides " in copulation.

  • In this duct and sac the spermatophores received in copulation from another snail are lodged.

  • It is supposed to act in some way as a stimulant in copulation, but possibly has to do with the calcareous covering of the egg-capsule.

  • Spermatheca or receptacle of the sperm in copulation, opening into the female duct.

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