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mating bites

mating bites is the plural of mating bite.

Meaning of mating bite

Noun

mating bite (plural mating bites)

  1. A bite performed during copulation in certain species.
    • Differences in courtship behavior among higher taxa include use of the spurs by male pythons and boas, mating bites by some colubrids, […]1997, Harry W. Greene, Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, page 127
  2. In speculative erotica, a bite given by one person to another to form a permanent bond, typically leaving a scar or mark.
    • “When the mating bites are exchanged, the two souls link. Then the werewolf can live as long as his vampire mate.”2017, Cynthia Eden, Forbidden Bite, unnumbered page

Questions about mating bites

What is mating bites the plural of?
Mating bites is the plural of mating bite.

Words near mating bites in the dictionary

  1. matineeing
  2. matinees
  3. matiness
  4. mating
  5. mating bite
  6. mating bites
  7. mating call
  8. mating calls
  9. mating mark
  10. mating marks
  11. mating press

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