- COPULATION: AFTER COPULATION
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English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
COPULATION: AFTER COPULATION
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copulation — 1. SYN: coitus. 2. In protozoology, conjugation between two cells that do not fuse but separate after mutual fertilization; observed in the ciliophora, as in Paramecium. [L. copulatio, a joining] * * * n. see coitus * * * cop·u·la·tion… … Medical dictionary
the act — copulation Sometimes tout court but more often as the act of shame (if outside marriage); of generation, of intercourse, of love; or the sexual act: My prepuce contracted so that the act would have been difficult. (F. Harris, 1925) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
the big prize — copulation A male may hope to win it after lesser awards during courtship: ... allowing moist liberties but with steeltrap relentlessness withholding the big prize. (Styron, 1976) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
exercise — copulation Usually taken in a horizontal position: The looks he gave me when he was talking about faith and the Blessed Virgin. It isn t only the bishops who like to get their exercise. (R. Doyle, 1996 a woman had a conversation with a… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
fraternization — copulation with enemy civilians in military occupied territories Strictly, friendship with or treating as brothers, but to an occupying soldier the frater was of less interest than his sister(s): Relics of the Great Fraternization… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
the last favour — copulation Granted after other familiarities. Also as last intimacies: A man... has a secret horror of an innocent young woman allowing the last intimacies to a man whom she does not passionately love. (Pearsall, 1969, quoting Patmore,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
protected sex — copulation or sodomy using a condom: Not girls looked after by chaperones but seeking to protect against the transfer of disease: As she had recently come from abroad and despite the fact they had protected sex, he thought it prudent… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
(the) whole hog — copulation Usually after courtship involving exploratory sexual acts, and in the phrase go the whole hog, meaning to do something completely, which was derived either from eating a male pig at a sitting or from drinking all of a hogshead of … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… … Universalium
reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… … Universalium
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
