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cópula — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breeding noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
  • copulation noun The act of sexual intercourse or mating.

Senses

cópula is used for these senses in English:

  • breeding The act of copulation in animals.
  • copulation (countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
  • copulation (uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
  • sexual intercourse Sexual interaction, usually involving vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, between at least two organisms.

breeding — full definition

  1. noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
  2. noun Refined manners and upbringing, especially as a mark of a privileged background.

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