Breed and Mating

Breed

Breed verb - To bring forth offspring.

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Mating and breed are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Mating" with "Breed", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Mating noun - Sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis.

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Breed and mating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breed" instead a verb "Mating".

Nearby Words: mate, mated

old	old breed	old mating
good	good breed	good mating
full	full breed	full mating
akin	akin breed	akin mating
Other adjectives: single, large, experimental, different.

The Rocko's Modern Life episode "Born to Spawn." Filburt's breed of turtle has a mating season that occurs when all the planets are in alignment, and is hypnotically irresistible.

Source: When the Planets Align
Turns out, the Pokémon he knew about were mating with other Pokémon at Professor Oak's lab, since they still felt the fundamental urge to breed.

Source: Reality Ensues / Fan Fic
Snails and slugs are hermaphrodites, but prefer to breed as males, so attempt to neuter each other with Groin Attacks before mating: whichever snail loses its testes is the one that gets pregnant.

Source: Groin Attack / Real Life

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