The pairing of male and female at the time that eggs and sperm are discharged simultaneously in those species, such as frogs, in which fertilization occurs externally.
Origin
[L. an embrace, fr. amplector, pp. -plexus, to wind around]
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The pairing of male and female at the time that eggs and sperm are discharged simultaneously in those species, such as frogs, in which fertilization occurs externally.
Origin
[L. an embrace, fr. amplector, pp. -plexus, to wind around]