Definition of amplexus in English:

amplexus

nounamˈplɛksəsamˈpleksəs

mass nounZoology

The mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back.
〔动〕（蛙，蟾）抱合交配姿势
pairs of toads in amplexus are easily caught
Example sentencesExamples
- As a female enters a spawning area, several males engage in amplexus with the female; in this way eggs and sperm are broadcast over the substrate.
- Once this headlock - the scientific term is amplexus - has been achieved, the two can be disentangled only by force.
- Females choose mates without interference from males, which rarely exhibit satellite behavior, do not search actively for females, and do not displace other males from amplexus.
- Axillary amplexus typically results in long strings of eggs being laid in ponds or streams, which hatch into type IV tadpoles.
- Of these, most resulted from a female initiating amplexus with a calling male.

Origin

1930s: from Latin, 'an embrace'.

Definition of amplexus in US English:

amplexus

nounamˈpleksəs

Zoology

The mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back.
〔动〕（蛙，蟾）抱合交配姿势
pairs of toads in amplexus are easily caught
Example sentencesExamples
- Females choose mates without interference from males, which rarely exhibit satellite behavior, do not search actively for females, and do not displace other males from amplexus.
- As a female enters a spawning area, several males engage in amplexus with the female; in this way eggs and sperm are broadcast over the substrate.
- Once this headlock - the scientific term is amplexus - has been achieved, the two can be disentangled only by force.
- Axillary amplexus typically results in long strings of eggs being laid in ponds or streams, which hatch into type IV tadpoles.
- Of these, most resulted from a female initiating amplexus with a calling male.

Origin

1930s: from Latin, ‘an embrace’.

词汇	amplexus
释义	Definition of amplexus in English: amplexus nounamˈplɛksəsamˈpleksəs mass nounZoology The mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back. 〔动〕（蛙，蟾）抱合交配姿势 pairs of toads in amplexus are easily caught Example sentencesExamples As a female enters a spawning area, several males engage in amplexus with the female; in this way eggs and sperm are broadcast over the substrate. Once this headlock - the scientific term is amplexus - has been achieved, the two can be disentangled only by force. Females choose mates without interference from males, which rarely exhibit satellite behavior, do not search actively for females, and do not displace other males from amplexus. Axillary amplexus typically results in long strings of eggs being laid in ponds or streams, which hatch into type IV tadpoles. Of these, most resulted from a female initiating amplexus with a calling male. Origin 1930s: from Latin, 'an embrace'. Definition of amplexus in US English: amplexus nounamˈpleksəs Zoology The mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back. 〔动〕（蛙，蟾）抱合交配姿势 pairs of toads in amplexus are easily caught Example sentencesExamples Females choose mates without interference from males, which rarely exhibit satellite behavior, do not search actively for females, and do not displace other males from amplexus. As a female enters a spawning area, several males engage in amplexus with the female; in this way eggs and sperm are broadcast over the substrate. Once this headlock - the scientific term is amplexus - has been achieved, the two can be disentangled only by force. Axillary amplexus typically results in long strings of eggs being laid in ponds or streams, which hatch into type IV tadpoles. Of these, most resulted from a female initiating amplexus with a calling male. Origin 1930s: from Latin, ‘an embrace’.
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