n. pl. amplexus or am·plex·us·es The copulatory embrace of frogs and toads, during which the male fertilizes the eggs that are released by the female. [Latin amplexus, an embracing, from past participle of amplectī, to embrace : am-, ambi-, around; see AMBI- + plectere, to twine; see plek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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