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Noun: amplexus  am'plek-sus
  1. Form of copulation in which a male amphibian grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process, fertilizing the female eggs with fluid containing sperm
    "Researchers observed frogs in amplexus during the breeding season"

Encyclopedia: Amplexus