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Intromittent

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in·tro·mit  (ntr-mt)
tr.v. in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting, in·tro·mits
To cause or permit to enter; introduce or admit.

[Middle English intromitten, to deal illegally with others, from Latin intrmittere, to send in, let into : intr-, in; see en in Indo-European roots + mittere, to send.]

intro·mittent adj.
intro·mitter n.


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Scientists don't know when the fish reach their sexual maturity, how often they reproduce, or even how they mate--the male fish has no obvious intromittent organ.
 
 
 
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