# amplexus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
2. In vernation, the situation where two sides of one leaf overlap the two sides of the one above it.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin amplexus (“embrace”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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