mating
noun
- The pairwise union of individuals for sexual reproduction - ultimately resulting in the formation of zygotes.
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
adj
- Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
noun
- Pairing of organisms for copulation.
“The progeny of backcrosses and intercrosses will form some incrosses and some matings of other types.”
- Sexual union; copulation.
“Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of mate