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pair-bonded

pair-bonded is the simple past and past participle of pair-bond.

Meaning of pair-bond

Verb

pair-bond (third-person singular simple present pair-bonds, present participle pair-bonding, simple past and past participle pair-bonded)

  1. (intransitive) To form a pair bond.
    • I bought a young splendid grass 'keet last weekend. She is lovely, but there is a serious dearth of information about these little jewels, at least in this neck of the weeds. I'd like to know where they originated, what they eat in the wild, and whether they really pair-bond, or if any guy will do.1996 October 2, Cougar Ridge Vineyards, “grass parakeets”, in rec.pets.birds (Usenet)

Questions about pair-bonded

What is pair-bonded the simple past and past participle of?
Pair-bonded is the simple past and past participle of pair-bond.

Words near pair-bonded in the dictionary

  1. pair programmer
  2. pair programming
  3. pair royal
  4. pair up
  5. pair-bond
  6. pair-bonded
  7. pair-bonder
  8. pair-bonding
  9. pair-bonds
  10. pair-horse
  11. pair-oar

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