mating (redirected from mating behavior)

mate ¹  (mt)

n.

1. One of a matched pair: the mate to this glove.

2. A spouse.

3.

a. Either of a pair of animals or birds that associate in order to propagate.

b. Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.

4.

a. A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.

b. Chiefly British A good friend or companion.

c. A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination: advertised for a new flatmate.

5. A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.

6. A U.S. Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.

v. mat·ed, mat·ing, mates

v.tr.

1. To join closely; pair.

2. To unite in marriage.

3. To pair (animals) for breeding.

v.intr.

1. To become joined in marriage.

2.

a. To be paired for reproducing; breed.

b. To copulate.

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[Middle English, from Middle Low German gemate, mate, messmate.]

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mate ²  (mt)

n.

A checkmate.

tr. & intr.v. mat·ed, mat·ing, mates

To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.

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[Middle English, from Old French mat, checkmated, from Arabic mt, he has died; see checkmate.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mating - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" pairing, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugation sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" assortative mating - mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating disassortative mating - mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, crossbreeding, crossing, cross - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids inbreeding - the act of mating closely related individuals servicing, service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"

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mating

noun breeding, sex, pairing, intercourse, procreation, copulating, copulation, coitus (formal), coition (formal) busy sea lions preparing for mating

Translations

mating [ˈmeɪtɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Zool) → apareamiento m

2. (fig) → unión f

B. CPD mating call N → aullido m/rugido m de la época de celo
mating season N → época f de celo

mating [ˈmætɪŋ] n → accouplement m
mating call n [male] → appel m du mâle; [female] → appel m de la femelle
mating season n → saison f des amours

mating

n → Paarung f

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mating:

mating call

n → Lockruf m; (of birds also) → Balzlaut m; (of deer also) → Brunstschrei m

mating dance

n → Paarungstanz m

mating season

n → Paarungszeit f

mating [ˈmeɪtɪŋ]

1. n → accoppiamento

2. adj → dell'accoppiamento