💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Amplexus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| claspernoun | (zoology) Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation. |
| precopulanoun | precopulatory behaviour (in male fish) |
| pterygopodiumnoun | (anatomy) A modified part of the pelvic fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ |
| penis fencingnoun | A mating behaviour in many species of flatworm, such as Pseudobiceros hancockanus, in which each creature attempts to pierce the other's epidermis with an extendable stylet and thus inseminate it. |
| clawnoun | A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. |
| precoxanoun | A limb segment, proximal to a coxa, in some crustaceans |
| cockpaddlenoun | The (male of the) lumpfish |
| pleopusnoun | Alternative spelling of pleopod. [(zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.] |
| parapodiumnoun | (zoology) Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids. |
| spadixnoun | (botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids. |
| epipodnoun | (zoology) A small projection arising from the thoracic legs of a crustacean. |
| apseudomorphnoun | Any malacostracan crustacean of the suborder Apseudomorpha |
| uropodnoun | (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans. |
| signal crayfishnoun | An American crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, having a large claw that it waves to attract a mate. |
| gonopodiumnoun | (anatomy) A modified extremity, such as an anal fin, of certain types of livebearing fish and arthropods (most notably crustaceans and myriapods), which is used for reproduction. |
| amphioxusnoun | The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma. |
| pseudocopulanoun | Synonym of semicopula. |
| poditenoun | (zoology) A limb of a crustacean when ambulatory. |
| basipoditenoun | (anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans. |
| pleopodnoun | (zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. |
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