mate

Example Sentences

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The submersibles also offer unique experiences, including the flashes of light called bioluminescence that many deep-sea animals produce to communicate, for defence, or to attract mates.

From Barron's

It's certainly a long way removed from the accusation that he has just brought in a bunch of his mates.

From BBC

But their next successful mating season wasn’t until 2022, when their second eaglet Spirit flew the nest.

From Los Angeles Times

Humans appear to be much closer to animals like meerkats and beavers than to most other primates when it comes to exclusive mating, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

From Science Daily

Things only got low-down and dirty when they were fighting over mates in the spring—or fighting over hunting territory in the winter.

From Literature