How to pronounce “amplection”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (archaic, rare) An embrace.
• (biology, dated, uncommon) A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs; amplexus.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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