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copulation /cop·u·la·tion/ (kop″u-la´shun) sexual union; the transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals.
cop·u·la·tion (kpy-lshn)
n.
1. Conjugation between two cells that do not fuse but separate after mutual fertilization.
2. See coitus.

copu·late v.

copulation.
See coitus.

Coitus
Sexual intercourse between a man and woman involving insertion of the penis into the vagina

copulation [kop″u-la´shun]
sexual union or coitus; the transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to animals other than humans.

copulation
sexual union or coitus; usually applied to animals other than humans.

copulation behavior
see mating behavior.
copulation tie
genital lock.


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