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recopulates

recopulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recopulate.

Meaning of recopulate

Verb

recopulate (third-person singular simple present recopulates, present participle recopulating, simple past and past participle recopulated)

  1. (intransitive) To copulate again.
    • In this species, as in Nysius vinitor and delectus, the male and female copulate end to end, both dorsal and horizontal. They can recopulate several times with the same partner.1907, Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society: 1905-1908, page 146

Questions about recopulates

What is recopulates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Recopulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recopulate.

Words near recopulates in the dictionary

  1. recoppiced
  2. recoppices
  3. recoppicing
  4. recopulate
  5. recopulated
  6. recopulates
  7. recopulating
  8. recopy
  9. recopying
  10. recopyings
  11. recopyright

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