"pseudocopulation" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudocopulation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudocopulation.wav [US] Forms: pseudocopulations [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English copulation English pseudocopulation From pseudo- + copulation. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pseudo-|copulation|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English copulation English pseudocopulation [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ψεύδω", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ēs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ης", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ής", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ψευδής", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "pseudo-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pseudo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "copulation", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pseudocopulation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pseudocopulation"> From pseudo- + copulation. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudocopulation (countable and uncountable, plural pseudocopulations)
  1. (biology) Any of various processes, amongst diverse animals, in which male gametes are passed from one individual to another without sexual union. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (biology) The process by which an insect (such as a bee) attempts to mate with a flower (such as an orchid) that mimics a female insect, and in doing so pollinates the plant. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pseudocopulation-en-noun-p2fpM9yl Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Pouyannian mimicry

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