(biology) To engage in amplexus.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplex

(obsolete) An embrace.

simple past tense and past participle of amplex

present participle of amplex

(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.

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.

Having the form of a clasp

(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of corals of the family Amplexidae

Misspelling of amplection.