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sexual
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sexual dimorphism
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sexual intercourse
sexual orientation
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sexual selection
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sexual selection
sex·u·al se·lec·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
choice of mate: the choice by a female animal of a mate on the basis of a characteristic such as a bird song or bright plumage
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