"mating" meaning in English

See mating in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mating.wav
Rhymes: -eɪtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mating (not comparable)
  1. Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket. Tags: not-comparable Translations (fitting into or onto a corresponding part): yhteensopiva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mating-en-adj-Dvp73~0h Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 31 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 34 38 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mating.wav Forms: matings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} mating (plural matings)
  1. (zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation. Categories (topical): Zoology Translations (pairing of organisms for copulation): 交尾 (jiāowěi) (Chinese Mandarin), 交配 (jiāopèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 配種 (english: domestic animals) (Chinese Mandarin), 配种 (pèizhǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), parittelu (Finnish), accouplement [masculine] (French), monte [feminine] (French), Paarung [feminine] (German), Begattung [feminine] (German), ζευγάρωμα (zevgároma) [neuter] (Greek), הזדווגות (hizdavgut) [feminine] (Hebrew), 交尾 (kōbi) (alt: こうび) (Japanese), 交接 (kōsetsu) (alt: こうせつ) (Japanese), 交配 (kōhai) (alt: こうはい) (Japanese), шағылыстыру (şağylystyru) (Kazakh), pengawanan (Malay), ഇണചേരൽ (iṇacēral) (Malayalam), apariament [masculine] (Occitan), acoblament [masculine] (Occitan), kopulacja [feminine] (Polish), cópula [feminine] (Portuguese), спа́ривание (spárivanije) [neuter] (Russian), слу́чка (slúčka) [feminine] (Russian), apareamiento [masculine] (Spanish), parning [common-gender] (Swedish), çiftleşme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mating-en-noun-jV0yESit Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 31 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 34 38 3 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'pairing of organisms for copulation': 84 16
  2. (zoology) Sexual union; copulation. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-mating-en-noun-dsPMVdd8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 44 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 24 44 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 17 50 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 26 46 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 29 39 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 29 38 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 30 40 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 31 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 27 29 40 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 30 41 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 29 28 39 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 29 28 39 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 25 30 41 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 34 38 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 28 29 40 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 28 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 28 39 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 30 41 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 26 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 28 38 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 29 28 38 4 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pairing Derived forms: assortative mating, mating bite, mating call, mating mark, mating press, mating season, mating strategy, positive assortative mating

Verb

IPA: /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mating.wav
Rhymes: -eɪtɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mating
  1. present participle and gerund of mate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mate
    Sense id: en-mating-en-verb-6wkxZ9eu

Inflected forms

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