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autocopulation

autocopulation noun: sexual intercourse with oneself.

Noun

autocopulation (uncountable)

  1. Sexual intercourse with oneself.
    • In some instances snails kept in solitary culture were observed attempting what appeared to be autocopulation, […]1946, The American Midland Naturalist, volume 36, page 480

Origin of autocopulation

From auto- + copulation.

Questions about autocopulation

What does autocopulation mean?
Autocopulation means sexual intercourse with oneself.
What part of speech is autocopulation?
Autocopulation is a noun.

Words near autocopulation in the dictionary

  1. autocooks
  2. autocopist
  3. autocopists
  4. autocoprophagous
  5. autocoprophagy
  6. autocopulation
  7. autocopyist
  8. autocopyists
  9. autocorrect
  10. autocorrected
  11. autocorrecting

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