mating

noun
🔊/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. sex between animals交尾;交配
    • the mating season交配季节
    • Ten matings produced forty-six puppies.十次交配产生了四十六只幼犬。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMating is used before these nouns:
    • behaviour
    • dance
    • display
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