"pair-bond" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pair-bonds [present, singular, third-person], pair-bonding [participle, present], pair-bonded [participle, past], pair-bonded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pair-bond (third-person singular simple present pair-bonds, present participle pair-bonding, simple past and past participle pair-bonded)
  1. (intransitive) To form a pair bond. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pair-bond-en-verb-oT09e2cX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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