Mating Embrace of Frogs and Toads
Puzzle 17 of The 1950s Hard Pack
Question is: Mating Embrace of Frogs and Toads
and the answer is: AMPLEXUS
Word Meaning:
AMPLEXUS — (zoology) 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.
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