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paracopulatory

paracopulatory adjective: designating female animal behaviour that stimulates a male to initiate sexual intercourse.

Adjective

paracopulatory (not comparable)

  1. Designating female animal behaviour that stimulates a male to initiate sexual intercourse.
    • Several studies suggested that the emission of USVs by male rats induces paracopulatory behavior in females.2015 December 4, “Silent or Vocalizing Rats Copulate in a Similar Manner”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    proceptive

Synonyms of paracopulatory

Origin of paracopulatory

From para- + copulatory.

Questions about paracopulatory

What does paracopulatory mean?
Paracopulatory means designating female animal behaviour that stimulates a male to initiate sexual intercourse.
What part of speech is paracopulatory?
Paracopulatory is an adjective.

Words near paracopulatory in the dictionary

  1. paraconules
  2. paracope
  3. paracopes
  4. paracoprid
  5. paracoprids
  6. paracopulatory
  7. paracoquimbite
  8. paracord
  9. paracordist
  10. paracordists
  11. paracords

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