Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
amphistylar
amphitheater
amphitheatre
amphora
amphoteric
amphotericin
ampicillin
ample
amplexus
amplicon
amplidyne
amplification
amplified fragment length polymorphism
amplifier
amplify
amplitude
amplitude modulation
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "amplexus" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

amplexus

am·plex·us [ am pléksəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mating posture of frogs or toads: the mating posture of a pair of frogs or toads, in which the male clasps the female from behind during egg release and fertilization

[Mid-20th century. < Latin< past participle of amplecti "embrace"]
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft