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    copulation
    /ˌkɒpjʊˈleɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. sexual intercourse: "males may seek copulation with the breeding female"

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  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › copulationCopulation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Copulation is a word for sex — a more scientific way of saying "sexual intercourse." You can use this word to describe the sexual practices of both humans and animals. Zoologists need to make sure there is copulation among endangered animals such as pandas.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › copulationCOPULATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the act of having sex: The carvings often feature elaborate scenes of copulation. Among grey seals, copulation may occur either on land or in the water. See. copulate. Fewer examples. They had been interrupted in the act of copulation. After copulation, the male may leave to search for another receptive female.

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  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › copulateCopulate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of COPULATE is to engage in sexual intercourse. How to use copulate in a sentence.

  7. www.britannica.com › science › sexual-intercourseSexual intercourse | Description & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 16, 2024 · Sexual intercourse both culminates and terminates in orgasm, a process in which the male expels semen—containing sperm cells, which may unite with and fertilize the female’s egg, and a seminal plasma that contains cell nutrients, water, salts, and metabolites—into the female’s vaginal canal.

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  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › copulationCopulation - definition of copulation by The Free Dictionary

    1. To engage in sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina. 2. To transfer male reproductive cells from one individual to another, usually into an internal organ or cavity, such as a cloaca. Used of animals. adj. (-lĭt) Coupled; joined. [Latin cōpulāre, cōpulāt-, to join together, from cōpula, link.] cop′u·la′tion n.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsexual intercourse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

    noun. /ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntəkɔːs/ /ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntərkɔːrs/ (also intercourse) [uncountable] (formal) the physical activity of sex. This term is usually used to refer to sex in which a man puts his penis inside a woman’s vagina. synonym coitus. He denied having had sexual intercourse with her. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › copulationCOPULATION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Copulation definition: sexual intercourse.. See examples of COPULATION used in a sentence.