copulation
pronunciation
How to pronounce copulation in British English:
UK [ˌkɒpjʊ'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce copulation in American English:
US [ˌkɒpjʊ'leɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
Word Origin
- copulation (n.)
- late 14c., "coupling," from Middle French copulation "mating, copulation" (14c.), from Latin copulationem (nominative copulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of copulare (see copulate). Of the sex act from late 15c., and this became the main sense from 16c.
Example
- 1. Might male-male copulation inspecies as diverse as flour beetles and dolphins have similar , evenpredictable , evolutionary consequences ?
- 2. Many male animals , including short-nosed fruit bats , lick their genitals after copulation , and in some species this has been shown to reduce the incidence of such diseases .
- 3. They engage in mutual preening and evenoccasionally copulation , and , like female-male pairs , each year theyraise a single chick .
- 4. After all , there aren 't too many insects that have gained great notoriety for eating their mates after copulation
- 5. Palmer says wildlife filmmakers are trained to look for the " money shot , " a dramatic scene of predation or copulation , for example .