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    3. 交尾

    交尾

    交こう尾び

    copulation (among animals)

    KMT9News #29+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveScience & MathAnimalsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    こうび

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    copulation (among animals), mating, treading, covering, serving

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    動どう物ぶつたちは繁はん殖しょく期きに交こう尾びを行おこなう。

    Animals copulate during their breeding season.

    KMT8AnimalsScience & Math
    多おおくの鳥ちょう類るいは、求きゅう愛あい行こう動どうの後あとに交こう尾びする。

    Many bird species copulate after courtship rituals.

    KMT9AnimalsScience & Math
    絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ種しゅの保ほ護ごのため、研けん究きゅう者しゃたちは人じん工こう授じゅ精せいや自し然ぜん交こう尾びの促そく進しんに取とり組くんでいる。

    To protect endangered species, researchers are working to promote artificial insemination and natural mating.

    KMT9AnimalsScience & MathNature & Environment
    ライオンの群むれでは、優ゆう位いなオスが複ふく数すうのメスと交こう尾びする。

    In a pride of lions, the dominant male mates with multiple females.

    KMT9Animals
    昆こん虫ちゅうの交こう尾び行こう動どうは、種しゅによって非ひ常じょうに多た様ようであることが知しられている。

    Insect mating behavior is known to be highly diverse depending on the species.

    KMT9Science & MathAnimals

    Kanji that make up this word

    交
    まじ.わる・まじ.える・ま.じる・まじ.る・ま.ざる・ま.ぜる…(6)
    mingle・mixing・association・coming & going
    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
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