amplexus

noun am·plex·us \am-ˈplek-səs\

Definition of AMPLEXUS

: the mating embrace of a frog or toad during which eggs are shed into the water and there fertilized

New Latin, from Latin, embrace, from amplecti to embrace, from am-, amb- around + plectere to braid — more at ambi-, ply

First Known Use: circa 1927

Medical Dictionary

noun am·plex·us \am-ˈplek-səs\

: the mating embrace of a frog or toad during which eggs are shed into the water and there fertilized

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