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mating strategy

mating strategy noun: a technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.

Noun

mating strategy (plural mating strategies)

  1. A technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.
    • A common mating strategy amongst females is to secure good genes for her offspring, ideally from a male that is also a reliable long-term provider. Since males like that are rare, many females have to make trade-offs.

Forms of mating strategy

pluralmating strategies

Questions about mating strategy

What does mating strategy mean?
Mating strategy means a technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.
What part of speech is mating strategy?
Mating strategy is a noun.
What is the plural of mating strategy?
The plural of mating strategy is mating strategies.

Words near mating strategy in the dictionary

  1. mating press
  2. mating presses
  3. mating season
  4. mating seasons
  5. mating strategies
  6. mating strategy
  7. matings
  8. Matinik
  9. matins
  10. matinée
  11. matinée coat

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