Mating and Partner

Mating

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

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Partner and mating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Partner" instead a noun "Mating".

Nearby Words: mate, mated

Partner noun - The person to whom another is married.

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Mating and partner are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mating" instead a noun "Partner".

old	old mating	old partner
good	good mating	good partner
full	full mating	full partner
single	single mating	single partner
Other adjectives: actual, last, different.

The asari, however, can mate with and produce offspring with any species, but that offspring is always an asari; the mating process randomizes the asari partner's DNA; no DNA from the other partner is carried on.

Source: Half Human Hybrid / Video Games
It's noted in Dragonseye that the riders don't necessarily pair off as the dragons do, but all that needs to happen is that the rider stays near their preferred partner during a mating flight.

Source: Literature / Dragonriders of Pern
Trip also participated in a mating ritual that involved reading his partner's mind and her reading his, which caused a male pregnancy.

Source: Mental Affair

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